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oceanlife.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 oceanlife.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. 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:
a31cdd890b7da84964e251e7716fbac5

SHA-1:
bcbb4da7263c81d9b3445789cb790232ddc1e3a9

SHA-256:
2372818b55c656cacf3a635cbe945fb4b7f03a311152dbd4fe87781228d82144

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
1/11/2025 9:23:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.171.204

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150310

AVG
InstallIQ
2016.0.3174

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.Downloader
4.0.3.15310

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19997

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2512
9.0.1.069

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.10406

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
3/10/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ac42.tmp (Adware)
2015.6.17.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2015.03.10.05

McAfee
Artemis!A31CDD890B7D
5600.6830

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.6.62995

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.C
15.03.10.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.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

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
10006

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0801
7.2.69

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
34538

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.203384
2.0.0.1976

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\oceanlife.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:F6nmxlyoyzALyr6IQC7rDywJsdz3VWZl2+ozIyIHUrtHB2ZEg8VTbyTtUfgFhLTg:F6mxfD+r6nzfWZl2gHKHgWg8VTgLFg

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 oceanlife.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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