3dfallingleavesawp.exe

InstallIQ Installation Utility

InstallX, 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 3dfallingleavesawp.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq11download.com.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.145.0.0

MD5:
b666eaa5df1e42570fbb92e0cc9cd961

SHA-1:
8fdebcdcf5bc87ba67a2ce4880affb19397eb4c8

SHA-256:
0329d3fee282fe0e56926e76cda8185150a36187fa9c349f5628f9ca9847e710

Scanner detections:
23 / 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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 5:37:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2015.01.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.204.220

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150310

AVG
InstallIQ
2016.0.3174

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
20405

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2512
9.0.1.069

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.11065

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
3/10/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.17.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14368

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.2366

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2015.03.10.05

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.6.64267

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.10.05

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.g2a (Not a Virus)
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallX
15.3.10.18

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
10006

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1129
7.2.69

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
35834

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.229763
2.0.0.2044

File size:
2 MB (2,067,880 bytes)

Product version:
2.145.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2013 InstallX, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallIQ.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallIQ Installation Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\3dfallingleavesawp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/20/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="InstallX, LLC", O="InstallX, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0F4D188192318D28510FC886CBB855E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/24/2014 12:58:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:WEbHI2xtedh68RT3wR4bx9mJ26XtFcL4TJyn:57I2Kh6yZx9Q22cUs

Entry address:
0xC889

Entry point:
E8, B5, A0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, A7, 58, 00, E8, F1, 5F, 00, 00, E8, B9, 82, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 48, A0, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, D5, 7C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7748

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,307,648 bytes)

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