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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. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl8.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed by W3i, LLC)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.127.0.0

MD5:
77a314b4a39531c678c8a76e8da36c0f

SHA-1:
c8296f03ced1a37903f0ff0a89da8e78cb77dfe5

SHA-256:
6889b9a06d3c8553908dfaf1ea285caa672bf09a5455d0afa1bf3b341ed53026

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.

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:
5/10/2024 5:33:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.180.60

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19867

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0297

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.10597

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
14.10.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.10.24.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.K
14.10.24.20

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
34122

File size:
1.5 MB (1,606,848 bytes)

Product version:
2.127.0.0

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:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 6:59:59 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:
3/19/2013 3:12:52 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:zF2Xxdb0F+9jBpLqBjh8lIf8J15W7FaVdin1o5VKTwjnbIH:zF2XrsulbJ1Jx5Vzjbq

Entry address:
0xE8EC

Entry point:
E8, 42, 94, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.8122

Code size:
1 MB (1,081,856 bytes)

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

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

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