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finalmediaplayer_732.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 finalmediaplayer_732.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl7.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.123.0.0

MD5:
b262369504f41048cba14b6eda218af7

SHA-1:
0ab5b3e8c0f06e08857e908dbbd929a2950b36e3

SHA-256:
fe81c374f34997286bd279582be29a9359ebd674004959a9c49548986c63366b

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/27/2024 3:56:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.59.114

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0157

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.7960

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.X
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1LM
7.2.157

File size:
1.6 MB (1,653,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.123.0.0

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\finalmediaplayer_732.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/2/2013 1:59:59 AM

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:
12/17/2012 9:11:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:pb2udI1U5patz4fSqJ7I7agVv2DT+2jnbIG:hQU5puztqjgVu7jbT

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 8F, 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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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,112,064 bytes)

The file finalmediaplayer_732.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl7.iq8download.com/lm/.../finalmediaplayer_732.exe

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