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marine2.exe

InstallIQ Installation Utility

W3i, LLC

The InstallIQ (InstallX) installation program is a co-bundle stub that devlivers software monetization offers during installation. These offers include web browser toolbars and extensions. The application marine2.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.119.2.0

MD5:
0492853abd5e7ae5f1935d945bf4d629

SHA-1:
78e59d995d7b63e889b6145722199aa7bf36f78b

SHA-256:
c420bb2af60cf0bc3530dd9dfd0407d9a8dc22ae800ee8b5f57c252bef4ed445

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
InstallIQ is a bundled offer download and install manager that is designed to show sponsored offers during installation that typically includes adware type toolbars, browser extensions and plugin or other potentially unwanted software along with the promised application.

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 6:40:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKDV.1157022
531

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-Trojan/Installiq.1635520
2012.11.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.120.70

avast!
Win32:Adware-CLQ [PUP]
2014.9-150722

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.3040

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.15722

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDV.1157022
1.0.20.1175

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
22028

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0203

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKDV.1157022
8.15.07.22.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11590

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
7/22/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-9a8e7a6e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKDV.1157022
11.2015-23-08_1

G Data
Trojan.GenericKDV.1157022
15.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of vioplayer_d429057.exe (Adware)
2015.8.23.4

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15832

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1696

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.07.22.06

McAfee
Artemis!0492853ABD5E
5600.6696

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDV.1157022
16.0.0.609

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.A9a8e7a6e.dorbqn
0.30.24.1357

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKDV.1157022
14.05.11.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
15.7.22.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14A41BA7!346299303
23.00.65.15720

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallQ
9737

Total Defense
Win32/InstallQ.C
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH0AJA13
7.2.203

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0CI312
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
24458

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.229977
2.0.0.2168

File size:
1.6 MB (1,633,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.119.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2011 W3i Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallIQ.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\marine2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/2/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="W3i, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="W3i, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A5D73F262C38BBD4578AB6AD713318D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/10/2012 10:52:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:1il10spOIUcuzvFWiFbFPIakEfREyqcjFBT4WDTtOOjnbIk:0lrnUcMWeE6jrTh9jbR

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 8F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.8252

Code size:
1 MB (1,098,240 bytes)

The file marine2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl5.iq8download.com/lm/.../marine2.exe

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