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tvshows.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 tvshows.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq7download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.117.1.0

MD5:
5c56881b3db38169bcb5523c23cd750d

SHA-1:
5344d6f486b6d525eea62639a4a514d349c905ab

SHA-256:
7da3f62d488bc8caa61b65af38812343ee751285da9de914e855bb3dbd13255d

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
11/23/2024 12:47:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.B.1
7.11.99.26

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2015.0.3262

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.141212

Bkav FE
W32.Clod21c.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
20197

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0346

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.8741

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
12/12/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.170.9431

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2805

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.12.12.11

McAfee
Artemis!0DC21F8310B4
5600.6918

MicroWorld eScan
Adware/InstallC.B.1
15.0.0.1038

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallC.deagqp
0.28.6.63726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.H
14.12.12.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.141210

Sophos
InstallQ
4.91

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallQ
10181

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBB01J913
7.2.346

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
20992

File size:
1.6 MB (1,654,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.117.1.0

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\tvshows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 5:59:59 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 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A5D73F262C38BBD4578AB6AD713318D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2012 2:25:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:oH/2nmmUcIRNX0f18kQz3hzbBScLTRHAv1jnbIo:ovcIjXm8RbrtKjbV

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 5A, A0, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.8194

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,115,136 bytes)

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

http://dl2.iq7download.com/lm/.../tvshows.exe

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