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mplayer.exe

SafeInstaller

InstallX, LLC

This is the InstallX/InstallIQ download manager and installer that will bundle offers during setup for additional PUPs and other unwanted software. The application mplayer.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.vic0installer.com.
Publisher:
SafeInstall, LLC  (signed by InstallX, LLC)

Product:
SafeInstaller

Description:
Safe Installer

Version:
1.0.59.0

MD5:
3fa33ae5900873847e97ce78a0fb4204

SHA-1:
efe1639b224d5f50ba398017f144d6f769eaa3a2

SHA-256:
0a79ac1b2b04cfb53f8e1bf56973bc8e57e5e0fb96b2eafabe4fa9698a61cbbc

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ (by InstallX) software bundler that may include toolbars and other browser extensions offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:53:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155902
400

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SafeInstaller
2014.12.10

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen4
7.11.193.210

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160101

AVG
Generic_r
2017.0.2878

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.1611

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155902
1.0.20.5

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7062

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
19547

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2512
9.0.1.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
10.10437

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
1/1/2016

F-Prot
W32/InstallIQ.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-01-01_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155902
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.InstallIQ
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13407

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.883

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SafeInstall.A
v2016.01.01.07

McAfee
Artemis!AF4EF244BAB2
5600.6534

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155902
17.0.0.3

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.2.62151

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155902
11.20160101

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.01.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.g1c (Not a Virus)
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.SafeInstall.Installer (M)
16.1.1.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17616143!392257859
23.00.65.151230

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2H00IG14
7.2.1

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0CBOC0KS14
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
33224

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.221392
2.0.0.1926

File size:
1.9 MB (1,993,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.59.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
safeinstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallIQ Installation Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\mplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/20/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="InstallX, LLC", O="InstallX, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0F4D188192318D28510FC886CBB855E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/26/2014 1:30:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:SxS/6rP2lFpL0zE0QhMvYzwtKTqhLiLPoKl:Se6rP2lPLcEOvswteX

Entry address:
0x5AAFA

Entry point:
E8, E3, 3B, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 40, AF, 54, 00, E8, 20, 2C, 00, 00, E8, B0, 3D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 76, 3B, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 57, 35, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.0549

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,116,160 bytes)

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

http://dl2.vic0installer.com/download/Base/335426/.../mplayer.exe

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