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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 dl.installiq.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.137.0.0

MD5:
9674b02fbd476eb9fc24f10959fab6db

SHA-1:
ee658f56a981b41774f2eecea4ad6b10fca6ff6b

SHA-256:
490d47c229458725ad5074e2bbd3fac8d29d12e472a61d12bfc6b0c68de9dd2a

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:
4/19/2024 12:36:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallIQ.C
1026

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
14.04.14

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.138.188

AVG
InstallIQ.F
2015.0.3504

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallIQ.C
1.0.20.520

Boost by Reason
Optional.InstallX.K
188838

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
17986

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0104

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallIQ
8.14.04.14.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9586

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
4/14/2014

F-Secure
Adware.InstallIQ.B
11.2014-14-04_2

G Data
Adware.InstallIQ
14.4.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.170.9282

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.04.14.02

McAfee
Artemis!9674B02FBD47
5600.7160

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallIQ.C
15.0.0.312

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cujxue
0.28.0.58491

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.K
14.9.30.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14412

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0501
7.2.104

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTALLIQ
10.465.14

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
27712

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.9.30

File size:
1.9 MB (2,038,864 bytes)

Product version:
2.137.0.0

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2014 7:00:00 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:
1/15/2014 5:02:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:oAxzJ+YzkQ9EJER1wADchsnUJgYTckjUgk:9KtJW1wkctJmB

Entry address:
0xF739

Entry point:
E8, B5, 88, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 58, 44, 58, 00, E8, F1, 47, 00, 00, E8, B9, 6A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 48, 88, 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, D5, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7721

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,291,776 bytes)

The file musicoasis.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=cb5c34d5-34df-4a39-aa1b-9013691afbd4&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=38a87494-907d-4dc6-92ac-b15aaf16cfc9&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

http://dl2.iq10download.com/lm/.../musicoasis.exe

http://register.installiq.com/.../downloadpop.aspx?shortname=musicoasis&&a=10020&f=audiotypage&wasredirected=true

http://register.freeze.com/.../downloadpop.aspx?shortname=musicoasis&&a=10020&f=audiotypage

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=118760e2-90b3-437f-bbf5-74a9d36f9745&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

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