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mediaplayer.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 mediaplayer.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq7download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.113.0.0

MD5:
92ecf8f99bd0367f0f5bc5e7153c6281

SHA-1:
cbbbd52d1aa575fa6a51eb27d94417d1b5501258

SHA-256:
0a20b6c54fedd9ae909f2c05f52c36fc2a3d6b81e9ba16d386d25c18799fcbe5

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
5/9/2024 5:47:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2014.11.15

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.65.52

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.3150

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.1543

Bkav FE
W32.Clodb99.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
15600

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.093

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.15.04.03.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.8124

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
4/3/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-9a8e7a6e
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of finalmediaplayer2011setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.8.6

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallC
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10380

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2246

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.04.03.06

McAfee
Artemis!9A574CE2F093
5600.6806

MicroWorld eScan
Win32/InstallIQ
16.0.0.279

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.czkpqs
0.28.6.63362

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1635008
14.11.14.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX
15.4.3.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15401

Sophos
InstallQ
4.89

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.93

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.03

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
18614

File size:
1.5 MB (1,534,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.113.0.0

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\mediaplayer.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:
5/29/2012 4:32:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:d2RtsxfT5Ecc6hwjZhWlkPzYiPnoIs9WoyZpGeWJkRUndufH5NTQ9jjnOAJIyF:kkfTNEfWlQzBPnoIs9WoynWaaAfXTYj/

Entry address:
0x41B54

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:
6.8183

Code size:
980.5 KB (1,004,032 bytes)

The file mediaplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl5.iq7download.com/lm/.../mediaplayer.exe

http://dl2.iq7download.com/lm/.../mediaplayer.exe

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