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mediaplayer_1573.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 mediaplayer_1573.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq7download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.117.0.0

MD5:
8b2a57dda3a45ab710cb6dc9f870a0c5

SHA-1:
dc79a10adcd58d81f0e91cb25bb788f8b54a5bcf

SHA-256:
4f4782e2e3f2a682b34d092095bca3ac0dc74437e566aecf7eff04ea0c3e19f5

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.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:56:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BundleInstaller
2013.01.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.B.1
7.11.57.68

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.3137

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.15416

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19471

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0106

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
8.15.04.16.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.7893

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
4/16/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of gimp_installer_d154704.exe (Adware)
2015.7.18.12

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.158.8108

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.04.16.07

McAfee
Artemis!C758DAE2738F
5600.6793

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.vqlbr
0.22.6.49175

Norman
InstallIQ.BW
11.20150416

Reason Heuristics
Threat.InstallX.Installer
15.4.16.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15414

Sophos
InstallQ
4.85

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallQ
9931

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0827
7.2.106

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0EI713
10.465.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
32978

File size:
1.6 MB (1,654,976 bytes)

Product version:
2.117.0.0

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\mediaplayer_1573.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 7:59:59 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:
8/21/2012 5:45:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:o8v2Xm2AYbySGsqfVl4QBp6xa2UckTtujnbIg:osYbtGs0lEaKljbR

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:
6.8195

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

The file mediaplayer_1573.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl2.iq7download.com/lm/.../mediaplayer_1573.exe

http://dl5.iq7download.com/lm/.../mediaplayer_1573.exe

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