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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 fileviewer_d5023377.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq11download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.138.2.0

MD5:
aef11efd72da269cd6ea25455cc50094

SHA-1:
3419485d190ef84179e8e2bf34e2bf61781fa607

SHA-256:
feda5ff65a26620055080f2dbe87ef69481ea03910d799c8cb2d6a565686dd60

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 11:26:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.139.122

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3521

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
18001

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.088

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9603

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.03.29.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.0.58720

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.T
14.9.30.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14327

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
27772

File size:
1.9 MB (2,043,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.138.2.0

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\fileviewer_d5023377.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/21/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 1:00:00 PM

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:
3/27/2014 2:57:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:RBqwQkyO/EKBiP5TNqhfhkQokCCTzKUgM:bqwnyOsR5TNUfMkVJ

Entry address:
0xF8E9

Entry point:
E8, 95, A1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A0, 4B, 58, 00, E8, D1, 60, 00, 00, E8, 99, 83, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 28, A1, 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, B5, 7D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7742

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,295,360 bytes)

The file fileviewer_d5023377.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dl2.iq11download.com/dynamic/standard/.../fileviewer_d5023377.exe

http://dl.installiq.com/.../getdynamicpath.aspx?shortname=fileviewer&a=14190&f=fileviewer&VersionId=-1&key=standarddefault

http://dl.installiq.com/.../downloadpop.aspx?shortname=fileviewer&a=14190&f=fileviewer

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