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playsides_d8245665.exe

Playsides.com

InstallX, LLC

Part of an InstallX (InstallIQ) installation, a PUP that may bundle additional adware on the computer. The application playsides_d8245665.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq11download.com.
Publisher:
Secco Squared LLC  (signed by InstallX, LLC)

Product:
Playsides.com

Description:
playsides.exe

Version:
2.144.0.0

MD5:
71667a5cba81333f8a6ffff5bca90749

SHA-1:
3236d9d76ef6481ef52447dd60bb4c19c33a4047

SHA-256:
6a61cebdca2fee3683009525a3dfdfada663ac47bf6a4c6d7e00890dcd46b802

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 4:51:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallIQ.L
831

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.178.236

AVG
InstallIQ
2015.0.3309

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.141026

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallIQ.L
1.0.20.1495

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19815

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2512
9.0.1.0299

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.10573

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
10/26/2014

F-Secure
Adware.InstallIQ.L
11.2014-26-10_1

G Data
Adware.InstallIQ
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallIQ
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.184.13704

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3041

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.10.26.06

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallIQ.L
15.0.0.897

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Adware.InstallIQ.L
14.10.16.01

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.g2a (Not a Virus)
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.V
14.10.26.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1776FBA6!393673638
23.00.65.141024

Sophos
Generic PUA DC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0731
7.2.299

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
33972

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.203384
2.0.0.1957

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

Product version:
2.144.0.0

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_d8245665.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:D6nmxlyoyzALyr6IQC7rDywJsdz3VWZl2+ozIyIHUrtHB2ZEg8VTbyTtUfgFhLAG:D6mxfD+r6nzfWZl2gHKHgWg8VTgLIgh

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:
6.7729

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

The file playsides_d8245665.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl5.iq11download.com/dynamic/standard/downloads/.../playsides_d7707089.exe

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