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facepaint.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 facepaint.exe, “Installation Utility” by W3i has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iqdownload.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Description:
Installation Utility

Version:
1.93.0.1

MD5:
13d5865aa011019279c1ed87d21784d4

SHA-1:
ea52382594f2deb04ab1fb5e9240bc5b2f72a68b

SHA-256:
bde6950aa880fa29a6edf3f316a54e0b4cac00fb7e5ebcec90f28ffcd4f993e3

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
11/15/2024 7:21:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.170.208

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.1611

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19416

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
10.10363

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2016.01.01.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
16.1.1.10

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
32790

File size:
2.2 MB (2,325,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.93.0.1

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\facepaint.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2011 7:59:59 PM

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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7393AD65DF71BF83C8882420F2FE0A56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/14/2011 3:54:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dxyDwBvWcnsCf1l6oid3O8qqDODALn60pBlx3d9S46MKeRkMe1nuvPTn9VnFHdEg:IskD3O8lDND6K1mqTTnJHf

Entry address:
0x695A2

Entry point:
E8, 81, C6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 21, EC, FF, FF, 8B, 45, F0, 83, B8, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 16, 8D, 45, F0, 50, 68, 03, 01, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, E2, C6, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 12, 8B, 80, C8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 0F, B7, 04, 48, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00, 80, 7D, FC, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F8, 83, 61, 70, FD, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 00, A8, 5D, 00, 00, 75, 14, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 0D, 80, 3F, 5D, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7669

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,432,576 bytes)

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

http://dl2.iqdownload.com/lm/.../facepaint.exe

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