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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 mediaspacevideoplayer.exe, “Installation Utility” by W3i has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iqdownload.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Description:
Installation Utility

Version:
1.92.0.1

MD5:
5b30273affca9d0bdc7f6ebf5ce75f26

SHA-1:
e6b85a71e3d01e8bd0b629a7a5290da3fbc85105

SHA-256:
93e403de9ce12890ef651139f0814336abc5f65bf7383739ff176c89e29f2cac

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
11/15/2024 7:28:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.56.52

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.7889

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
15.12.23.11

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1219
7.2.357

File size:
2.2 MB (2,308,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.92.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright ©2011 W3i Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallIQ.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2009 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2011 4:59:59 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7393AD65DF71BF83C8882420F2FE0A56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/29/2011 9:56:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PIwpWf1hyq9P3+GY9cJUf7LX/MNmO0tZEqYh4grMgkRNyrna6gfqFAzTI9CpTzsZ:Y2T6Y7LvM4y7ovT5GhdHn

Entry address:
0x695A2

Entry point:
E8, 81, C6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 21, EC, FF, FF, 8B, 45, F0, 83, B8, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 16, 8D, 45, F0, 50, 68, 03, 01, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, E2, C6, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 12, 8B, 80, C8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 0F, B7, 04, 48, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00, 80, 7D, FC, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F8, 83, 61, 70, FD, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, A0, 77, 5D, 00, 00, 75, 14, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 0D, 80, 0F, 5D, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7691

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,420,800 bytes)

The file mediaspacevideoplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl2.iqdownload.com/lm/.../mediaspacevideoplayer.exe

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