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freefileviewer2010setup.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 freefileviewer2010setup.exe, “Installation Utility” by W3i has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from bitberry.cachefly.net.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Description:
Installation Utility

Version:
1.88.0.0

MD5:
b0e9035e14b9bd00b6936b67dd6c623e

SHA-1:
4153b0d98767fc949dd5ea69ad7dadb21af21aa5

SHA-256:
fa54efcafbd8cfe9581ddca3a756067fd9c15736d66735269218572cad0924c5

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 8:18:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.136.232

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.14928

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0234

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9541

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.08.22.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.X
14.8.22.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14820

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
27362

File size:
2.1 MB (2,174,584 bytes)

Product version:
1.88.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2010 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\freefileviewer2010setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/19/2009 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2011 1:59:59 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 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:
12/17/2010 5:50:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:HxE3lVybdWV4K7dvC3IbMAEa2OHnrfrWuNpTMxdHtk:HCvybdW163vAEa28rfrWuN8dHtk

Entry address:
0xFF19A

Entry point:
E8, C9, C3, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 0A, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 06, 63, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, DF, FF, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 28, 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, 09, C4, 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...
 
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Code size:
1.2 MB (1,309,696 bytes)

The file freefileviewer2010setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://bitberry.cachefly.net/ffv/w3i/.../FreeFileViewer2010Setup.exe

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