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storm1aw.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 storm1aw.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 24 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:
feafc852dffcce413856f95277906f86

SHA-1:
4c16d41936ca7f8e31bb06510a7ffd0497fd7ad0

SHA-256:
ecde8c9cb147ab2115fbf08bb9694b12be897b21f17fa4a9ca999d62bb82f492

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 10:14:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2015.02.10

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.209.36

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

AVG
InstallIQ
2016.0.3174

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19997

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2512
9.0.1.069

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11150

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
3/10/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.3.25

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
v2015.03.10.06

McAfee
Artemis!FEAFC852DFFC
5600.6830

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.6.62995

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.03.10.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallX
15.3.10.18

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
10005

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0801
7.2.168

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}\downloads\storm1aw.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):
24576:86nmxlyoyzALyr6IQC7rDywJsdz3VWZl2+ozIyIHUrtHB2ZEg8VTbyTtUfgFhL1K:86mxfD+r6nzfWZl2gHKHgWg8VTgL7g1

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:
6.7727

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

The file storm1aw.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl5.iq11download.com/lm/.../storm1aw.exe

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