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freeeditor_1787.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 freeeditor_1787.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.118.0.0

MD5:
9660a6ef45b04ee070e1ed3a4eed407b

SHA-1:
9cef2d61b9d7ab40484801bf35d0ba1ba52dffdf

SHA-256:
5f4a956cc8111bcd03379f5e83b6f9144c34f1cc34fec130491aaa2bacbe28d1

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
12/23/2024 6:56:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
ASD.Prevention
2013.01.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.B.1
7.11.57.58

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.3103

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0141

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.7893

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.158.8108

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.Installer
15.5.21.5

Sophos
InstallQ
4.85

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1J4
7.2.141

File size:
1.6 MB (1,652,416 bytes)

Product version:
2.118.0.0

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\freeeditor_1787.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 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 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:
9/10/2012 9:45:46 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:thxTObRevINFWfRN2PCDjEgsVTk/jnbIq:b4evAFQN9EdSjbb

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 5A, A0, 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:
6.8217

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,112,576 bytes)

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