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playsides_d7707089.exe

Playsides.com

InstallX, LLC

Part of an InstallX (InstallIQ) installation, a PUP that may bundle additional adware on the computer. The application playsides_d7707089.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq11download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Secco Squared LLC  (signed by InstallX, LLC)

Product:
Playsides.com

Description:
playsides.exe

Version:
2.145.0.0

MD5:
d29c588207f717fa1cc1f02c62ad3ceb

SHA-1:
cdbee915fc07e7a09069ca87fcc7a37b09e8c1ee

SHA-256:
67a98358fd8e154966ce400333c186287829f681997c50cb51426d3b04b84e98

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ (by InstallX) software bundler that may include toolbars and other browser extensions offers.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 5:34:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2015.01.11

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.200.132

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150110

AVG
InstallIQ
2016.0.3233

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
20665

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2512
9.0.1.010

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.10994

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
1/10/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.D9D5K4
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.190.14602

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.2661

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2015.01.10.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.10.06

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.g2a (Not a Virus)
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.S
15.1.10.18

Sophos
Generic PUA MN
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0ELU14
7.2.10

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0ELU14
10.465.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
36544

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.229763
2.0.0.2031

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

Product version:
2.145.0.0

Copyright:
Secco Squared LLC

Original file name:
playsides.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\playsides_d7707089.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/20/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 5:00:00 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:
11/24/2014 10:58:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:IEbHI2xtedh68RT3wR4bx9mJ26XtFcL4TJhb:r7I2Kh6yZx9Q22cUJ

Entry address:
0xC889

Entry point:
E8, B5, A0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, A7, 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:
6.7748

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,307,648 bytes)

The file playsides_d7707089.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dl5.iq11download.com/dynamic/standard/downloads/.../playsides_d7827451.exe

http://dl.installiq.com/.../downloadpop.aspx?shortname=playsides&a=14073&f=mgcBR&partnercode=m

http://dl5.iq11download.com/dynamic/standard/downloads/.../playsides_d7706646.exe

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