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movie_player_d1041377.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_d1041377.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq8download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.121.1.0

MD5:
13c4f65d4a6276c12b1808b41d204f6c

SHA-1:
bb427b51f70c96ba7142ec0018028e4b74317b7a

SHA-256:
b77c7934ed688825ee5961d63843a39b03ce9836e5e90a9ab38b3eb55513914a

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/19/2024 4:20:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.174.72

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.14925

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19611

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0268

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.10460

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
9/25/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of gimpshop_d685180.exe (Adware)
2014.12.7.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13379

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.09.25.02

McAfee
Artemis!F5D376FA74BF
5600.6924

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.V
14.9.25.2

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH05HR14
7.2.340

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
33402

File size:
1.6 MB (1,639,104 bytes)

Product version:
2.121.1.0

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_d1041377.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:
11/19/2012 4:12:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:XJChoHJ1m8Gb0v8jSaRowLfQTVR6x9rbT+ljnbIS:ZJ1/IkTM9r0jbr

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:
6.8252

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,102,336 bytes)

The file movie_player_d1041377.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://dl5.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d1041378.exe

http://dl8.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d998173.exe

http://dl5.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d998173.exe

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

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