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mplayer_freely_d157223.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 mplayer_freely_d157223.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 11 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:
ae79e279d41229a2e3c44eb57511b959

SHA-1:
1412131a5971df04ab161b4167026b2a1fba1b3d

SHA-256:
110dc8af7185d77d8d1ffb924ab0cb66a4f6eabadfb841a88b5e66864aa5bc30

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 8:49:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.67.212

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0257

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.14.11.11.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.8173

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fbdownloader.exe (Adware)
2014.11.11.23

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.771

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.W
14.9.14.13

Sophos
InstallQ
4.89

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.257

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.14

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\mplayer_freely_d157223.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:
12/17/2012 3:11:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Rb2udI1U5patz4fSqJ7I7agVv2DT+/jnbIp:pQU5puztqjgVuyjbc

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 mplayer_freely_d157223.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl7.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../mplayer_freely_d157223.exe

http://dl8.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../mplayer_freely_d157223.exe

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