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 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:
09782b4c9498ba4e77676a11023ec978

SHA-1:
b9e1a21d8ab99798c151876bb4e58a28cd303c0d

SHA-256:
56a5cd0f204f4055628a0ce2e54f065e68e6d71d7aac1ac790c6696f90893ca8

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:
5/8/2024 9:02:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BundleInstaller
2013.10.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.41.204

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2015.0.3337

Bkav FE
HW32.Pedka
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17651

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0272

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.14.09.29.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.7446

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
9/29/2014

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.10.13

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10294

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.09.29.09

McAfee
Artemis!09782B4C9498
5600.6993

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.816

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.R
14.9.29.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14927

Sophos
InstallQ
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallIQ
10330

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1HP
7.2.272

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
23642

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\movie_player_1280.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:B8v2Xm2AYbySGsqfVl4QBp6xa2UckTt2jnbIg:BsYbtGs0lEaK9jbl

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 movie_player_1280.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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