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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 10 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
1, 79, 1, 0

MD5:
827360c792df1b9c8c74c2a53d29f64a

SHA-1:
7e205d940c9158ff9c86b740ee1b51c094d0818c

SHA-256:
ba464723edfaf09402af337cbb953c2ab846faac5dbb2caa3e9f81f8c74c7303

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/27/2024 1:02:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.136.30

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.1574

Bkav FE
W32.Clod602.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.9523

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of infrarecorder.exe (Adware)
2015.7.4.21

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.07.04.09

McAfee
Artemis!D4D78627FFBB
5600.6714

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX
15.3.30.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15702

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
27270

File size:
1.9 MB (1,987,192 bytes)

Product version:
1, 79, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2007 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:
5/18/2009 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2011 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7393AD65DF71BF83C8882420F2FE0A56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2010 4:23:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:UEs6F1UlvS8rD9OkbqBxAVDEoyWx9oz3QtJOY2jZTIFH6/fzhh:UEs6MU4qBIIoyooz3onH6/7X

Entry address:
0xF43EA

Entry point:
E8, C9, C6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 0A, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 96, 64, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, DF, FF, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 78, EF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, F0, 83, B8, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 16, 8D, 45, F0, 50, 68, 03, 01, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 09, C7, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 12, 8B, 80, C8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 0F, B7, 04, 48, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00, 80, 7D, FC, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F8, 83, 61, 70, FD, C9...
 
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Entropy:
6.7331

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,256,448 bytes)

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