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marine2aw.exe

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 marine2aw.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq11download.com.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.144.0.0

MD5:
6ef5a4fb71e15fd988d807e5c32380d9

SHA-1:
9a43114704a10aad31d74b09d2a350eadf7cce6c

SHA-256:
79490af3ce969a138f62769c651675b68407cae82d519a35c5750cce7b73aaa7

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 4:57:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2015.02.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.209.206

avast!
Win32:Agent-AUQE [PUP]
2014.9-150310

AVG
InstallIQ
2016.0.3174

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.15310

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
20333

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2512
9.0.1.069

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11163

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
3/10/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of xmastree.exe (Adware)
2015.6.17.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14309

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.2366

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2015.03.10.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.6.63850

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.C
15.03.10.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM41.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.g2a (Not a Virus)
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallX
15.3.10.18

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
10005

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0804
7.2.168

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
37466

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.203384
2.0.0.2003

File size:
2 MB (2,067,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.144.0.0

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\marine2aw.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/20/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 7:00:00 AM

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:
7/28/2014 1:28:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:K6nmxlyoyzALyr6IQC7rDywJsdz3VWZl2+ozIyIHUrtHB2ZEg8VTbyTtUfgFhLUh:K6mxfD+r6nzfWZl2gHKHgWg8VTgLsgO

Entry address:
0xC889

Entry point:
E8, B5, A0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, AB, 58, 00, E8, F1, 5F, 00, 00, E8, B9, 82, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 48, A0, 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, D5, 7C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7726

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,308,160 bytes)

The file marine2aw.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl5.iq11download.com/lm/.../marine2aw.exe

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