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playalotgames.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 playalotgames.exe, “Installation Utility” 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

Description:
Installation Utility

Version:
1.94.0.1

MD5:
1c44a044a6a513b8fc189049d64b0911

SHA-1:
044abdd67734e74272d330f89e5e54926f8ed21f

SHA-256:
583496de27a776c1d6434342555619a667f3446dc1aa9d74c356e1071954762d

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 7:50:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.102.160

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.15112

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0306

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.8805

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of tinyzip.exe (Adware)
2015.11.2.2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.172.9576

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.11.02.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
15.9.6.20

Sophos
InstallQ
4.91

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RC1H1CD
7.2.306

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
21512

File size:
2.2 MB (2,326,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.94.0.1

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\playalotgames.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2009 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2011 6:59:59 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:
5/8/2011 9:29:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CIv9R5fTcDP3ZD/9em2xGdUo1l3Sfjnm0SmTwWQW7SPD5pdMYFtpubKlPTk9W/4v:8h1WxGd31unR+35TJZHk

Entry address:
0x695D2

Entry point:
E8, 81, C6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 21, 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, E2, C6, 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, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 00, A8, 5D, 00, 00, 75, 14, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 0D, 80, 3F, 5D, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7677

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,433,600 bytes)

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

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

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