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gimpts_542.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 gimpts_542.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq2download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.96.1.0

MD5:
3eeb486f27d4709d18bd5f8f2f7ccb59

SHA-1:
09f3655b7ec9ede6a80981aa07b6b17107899e49

SHA-256:
2ff7c713a61a55e0736c0a36beb006b7340eb17817403573ee5e90bd0e941084

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.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:42:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.182.116

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.15828

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19945

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.3
9.0.1.0240

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.10646

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
8/28/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of abiword.exe (Adware)
2015.8.28.7

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.08.28.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
15.7.26.10

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
34374

File size:
1.5 MB (1,554,552 bytes)

Product version:
2.96.1.0

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\gimpts_542.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
7/2/2011 4:59:59 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:
6/8/2011 1:20:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9IhRa9pf4JVo4rK5lpN/JLG4p5ECy1sN9cC9TJJfxdERDEbbxv:9Bbf4hel3/A4n4+rTzlh

Entry address:
0x41B49

Entry point:
E8, B5, 9E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.9912

Code size:
903.5 KB (925,184 bytes)

The file gimpts_542.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl2.iq2download.com/lm/.../gimpts_542.exe

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