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musicoasis.exe

InstallIQ Installation Utility

InstallX, 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 musicoasis.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl8.iq8download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.132.0.0

MD5:
6126d85dce3bc2ba12c0e18e89fb0b84

SHA-1:
211d2130dc00d68e4442a78d8d7894563adfd95e

SHA-256:
d256da3d92da3f45e60ef48b88703d111fae59d9c2efaf814c5e955980e4819e

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.

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:
4/27/2024 3:29:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallIQ.C
1088

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2014.05.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.121.16

AVG
InstallIQ.F
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallIQ.C
1.0.20.1645

Boost by Reason
Optional.InstallX.K
188838

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
17473

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0206

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallIQ
8.13.11.25.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
7.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
2/11/2014

F-Secure
Adware.InstallIQ.B
11.2013-25-11_2

G Data
Adware.InstallIQ
13.11.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.170.9282

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2013.11.25.12

McAfee
Artemis!53E0CC84BED5
5600.7222

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallIQ.C
14.0.0.987

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Searcher.cjaztx
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.K
14.9.30.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14209

Sophos
InstallQ
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
10436

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1216
7.2.329

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTALLIQ
10.465.07

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
24586

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.14

File size:
1.8 MB (1,900,624 bytes)

Product version:
2.132.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2013 InstallX, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallIQ.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallIQ Installation Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\Musicoasis.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/21/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2014 5:00:00 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:
030985B5A39F75A13A497DAB8BF611F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/23/2013 9:00:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YbtgkP9avOCjVqJ3SZYez4h3nNfq2j92Id4lRC3Jwb1OXfCM+F4fUSTT+WvSCYvs:YbDaFhOtlN4Id4lRT1mCFefUSTbXKs

Entry address:
0xEEE9

Entry point:
E8, 65, 88, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 38, 5A, 57, 00, E8, A1, 47, 00, 00, E8, 69, 6A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F8, 87, 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, 85, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6935

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,251,328 bytes)

The file musicoasis.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dl8.iq8download.com/lm/.../musicoasis.exe

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=8cbe93ff-b5eb-4063-80bb-42b1a6a79ac8&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

http://www.trustedsoftware.com/download.html?id=6

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