movie_player_1280.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_1280.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq6download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.109.0.0

MD5:
d6f57835e74ac1f74921ff70278ebe3e

SHA-1:
d8c6c36be062ddb6da6143ca47b17696499f3a08

SHA-256:
d1621a7d466d9c9a162b27626a1c2592bbd5bbddc6d23f00774664921e8cb78f

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
12/25/2024 5:51:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BundleInstaller
2013.10.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.133.206

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2015.0.3389

Bkav FE
HW32.Pedka
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17137

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.4
9.0.1.083

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.14.04.20.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9477

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
3/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11278

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.03.24.06

McAfee
Artemis!772480DBD233
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.330

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.R
14.8.7.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14322

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallIQ
10653

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH0AK813
7.2.83

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.20

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
26890

File size:
1.6 MB (1,667,264 bytes)

Product version:
2.109.0.0

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_1280.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 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 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:
3/6/2012 1:08:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:2saP0YfRy45u24bZ8EgVf5Uw1UMGoDroQ8GOvVNLGqPW7xNTZKu3kF2ep2JdE2SN:CVfRr4ZTgBUAUMGoDroQ8rz3oTpkrh

Entry address:
0x41B54

Entry point:
E8, 4A, 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:
6.9793

Code size:
974.5 KB (997,888 bytes)

The file movie_player_1280.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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