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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 register.freeze.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.130.0.0

MD5:
0549559086df8e28137ad8cf3b4d3c55

SHA-1:
6b21138beb52642b77a307b372b87434bc2ce9dc

SHA-256:
a77671ca46e26b340aba221928415efce14a5a493cf92430471aa69e8b437872

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
1/5/2026 9:19:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallIQ.C
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2014.05.31

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallIQ.BG
7.11.135.64

AVG
Skodna.Bundle
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallIQ.C
1.0.20.1095

Boost by Reason
Optional.InstallX.K
188838

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
17897

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0101

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallIQ
8.14.08.07.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9511

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
8/7/2014

F-Secure
Adware.InstallIQ.B
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Adware.InstallIQ
14.8.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11367

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.04.11.10

McAfee
Artemis!EA45AD3227D4
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallIQ.C
15.0.0.657

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
23.00.65.14409

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
10435

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_INSTALLIQ
7.2.101

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTALLIQ
10.465.11

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
27158

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.14

File size:
1.8 MB (1,879,632 bytes)

Product version:
2.130.0.0

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2014 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:
030985B5A39F75A13A497DAB8BF611F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2013 6:11:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:T5u+Kv16VeXk4uSXuJwJ4AS/Jyj/vVieqdikM3zGexYdEUysGPr08BHgClSAqTTC:T5nVyvgol2vOzGexYUP/BAUSAqTRLKh

Entry address:
0xEED9

Entry point:
E8, 65, 88, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C8, 1F, 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:
6.6929

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,234,944 bytes)

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

http://register.freeze.com/.../downloadpop.aspx?shortname=musicoasis&&a=10043&f=videotypage

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

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=f2541564-5694-4036-8867-04d956509edb&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

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