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movie_player_d1026050.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_d1026050.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl7.iq8download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.125.0.0

MD5:
6929fdec1a5692dcd9588e99e5d9616f

SHA-1:
bb3be5779609aaba632e8e20be3f303fb968444c

SHA-256:
6f662875fdde78b1527608465e5b92ab24e1e6bf7c9c0fa70b28f10dfba54c02

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/24/2024 1:25:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.84.8

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16409

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0228

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.8434

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.684

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.V
14.8.16.13

Sophos
InstallQ
4.89

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0207
7.2.228

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
18600

File size:
1.6 MB (1,667,264 bytes)

Product version:
2.125.0.0

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_d1026050.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:
2/5/2013 3:46:17 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ZkK5IVKw/au2e4FE2UgJlLQ7adasXTLjnbIe:SzauKZU1adasvjbT

Entry address:
0x6B94

Entry point:
E8, BA, 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:
6.8204

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,123,840 bytes)

The file movie_player_d1026050.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dl7.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d1041377.exe

http://dl8.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d1041378.exe

http://dl8.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d1026050.exe

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