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musicss.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 musicss.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 10 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.iq7download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.117.1.0

MD5:
dbc2048c13d141c65325d3af049cd043

SHA-1:
9a1287e12bbceb35ac49fbd4c6e9b8af3af7818e

SHA-256:
092361928eac17eff8c998624fea4b62651ef34a302cea0ba15a5614ca8ffe56

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:
4/26/2024 1:34:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.B.1
7.11.158.64

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.InstallQ
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.1473

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
4.6.5.141

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.07.03.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.H
14.8.7.19

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783689
29708

File size:
1.6 MB (1,654,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.117.1.0

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}\Musicss.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:
9/5/2012 3:25:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:0H/2nmmUcIRNX0f18kQz3hzbBScLTRHAvgjnbIQ:0vcIjXm8RbrtXjbJ

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:
6.8193

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,115,136 bytes)

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

http://dl2.iq7download.com/lm/.../musicss.exe

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