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movie_player_d998173.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_d998173.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 15 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:
2.123.0.0

MD5:
d0dce9e89d52a62f2dda72c30266d880

SHA-1:
f68eb2d0659a5d3623ee05ae8ce8481ced683547

SHA-256:
0fd13111bb72e56230a5a269d2776147ce059d8ae31ab804755e1c58c9973be0

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:
4/26/2024 8:44:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.67.212

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17533

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0218

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.14.09.14.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.8173

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fbdownloader.exe (Adware)
2014.9.28.10

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.08.06.07

McAfee
Artemis!D0DCE9E89D52
5600.7046

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.654

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.U
14.8.7.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14804

Sophos
InstallQ
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.218

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.06

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
16376

File size:
1.6 MB (1,653,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.123.0.0

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_d998173.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:
12/17/2012 2:11:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:qb2udI1U5patz4fSqJ7I7agVv2DT+XjnbIR:6QU5puztqjgVuqjbQ

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:
6.8232

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,112,064 bytes)

The file movie_player_d998173.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://dl7.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d998173.exe

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

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

http://dl7.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d1041378.exe

http://dl8.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../movie_player_d1041377.exe

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

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

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