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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 27 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 dl5.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.120.0.0

MD5:
77f427615c830ff2b9a5322568b6f479

SHA-1:
54819ec031d48dc22d18ac3fe1ceb44787cd7c4e

SHA-256:
9410a270abc1006f18567202276c7e2270cfcceb67b6ba9ed8336be272ad8aed

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
5/9/2024 10:18:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-Trojan/Installiq.1635520
2013.01.15

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.57.66

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.3093

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.15530

Bkav FE
HW32.Pedka
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19982

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0150

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.InstallIQ
8.15.05.30.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.7893

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
5/30/2015

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11311

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.05.30.03

McAfee
Artemis!132905E8A5FF
5600.6749

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
16.0.0.450

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.vqlbr
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1635520
13.01.14.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.Installer
15.5.30.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15528

Sophos
InstallQ
4.85

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallQ
9844

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.150

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.30

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
34474

File size:
1.6 MB (1,635,520 bytes)

Product version:
2.120.0.0

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\hold\movie_player_1280.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:
10/23/2012 2:14:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:1iAHlbCg9VC7fGKHTiROE/TqcZqqoq2r991TBLjnbI8:8GbCIzTTlqqoqW99jjbJ

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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Entropy:
6.8265

Code size:
1 MB (1,099,264 bytes)

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

http://dl5.iq8download.com/lm/.../movie_player_1280.exe

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