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movie_player_1280.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 movie_player_1280.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 22 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.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.118.0.0

MD5:
0db9d0bc2308854d13023210c6652e17

SHA-1:
2b5dc11fcdb4a841c12d4cb5a0ed37d2dd872989

SHA-256:
f1409d6f8ad0082f474050b7bd20fa67fc82b57be6c908fdbc55710c5548cde9

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:27:27 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BundleInstaller
2013.10.21

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.B.1
7.11.108.192

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2015.0.3462

Bkav FE
HW32.Pedka
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17137

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0146

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.14.08.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.8943

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
8/7/2014

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

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.9916

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.05.26.05

McAfee
Artemis!772480DBD233
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.438

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.R
14.8.7.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14805

Sophos
InstallQ
4.93

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallIQ
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00JH0ALJ13
7.2.219

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.07

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
22588

File size:
1.6 MB (1,652,416 bytes)

Product version:
2.118.0.0

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\movie_player_1280.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 6:59:59 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:
9/10/2012 8:45:46 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ChxTObRevINFWfRN2PCDjEgsVTkCjnbIv:E4evAFQN9EdPjbK

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:
6.8216

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,112,576 bytes)

The file movie_player_1280.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl2.iq8download.com/lm/.../movie_player_1280.exe

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