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musicoasis.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 musicoasis.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.118.0.0

MD5:
78b2afacb542703ff5abf5d7656e0686

SHA-1:
5bf4ff370de7911fb72dbd02d835b9d0b8376997

SHA-256:
54703de08ab8899a2a7421a7254cb37427d17c3cf03115eb17b4aabe72eb0822

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/25/2024 4:36:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
ASD.Prevention
2013.01.15

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.B.1
7.11.57.58

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.3038

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.15724

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
22187

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0205

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.15.07.24.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.7893

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
7/24/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.7.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of freeeditor_1787.exe (Adware)
2015.8.26.6

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallC
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.158.8108

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1686

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.07.24.09

McAfee
Artemis!7047F8FF4233
5600.6694

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
16.0.0.615

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallC.dfnnmr
0.30.24.1636

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1635520
13.11.01.03

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Multitoolbar
15.07.24.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
15.7.24.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15722

Sophos
InstallQ
4.85

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallQ
9733

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1J4
7.2.205

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0CB713
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
40408

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.230990
2.0.0.2185

File size:
1.6 MB (1,651,904 bytes)

Product version:
2.118.0.0

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}\Musicoasis.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 7:59:59 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:
9/10/2012 9:45:46 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ZhxTObRevINFWfRN2PCDjEgsVTkdjnbIK:X4evAFQN9EdYjbv

Entry address:
0x38D4

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:
6.8212

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,112,576 bytes)

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

http://dl2.iq8download.com/lm/.../musicoasis.exe

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