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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 25 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 dl5.iq7download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.115.0.0

MD5:
11ca86fededbfb0f799972fecf1796cd

SHA-1:
71c7020fcbad687588e572a36fc08c7f5a625f83

SHA-256:
7ac00d97c186c876f873c63fcfc60b200335fc3eb30f83208e52f780acb00937

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
5/9/2024 9:22:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2013.11.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.134.32

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.3200

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.15213

Bkav FE
HW32.Pedka
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17865

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.4
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.15.02.13.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.9487

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
2/13/2015

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11302

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.02.13.02

McAfee
Artemis!11CA86FEDEDB
5600.6856

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
16.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.vqlbr
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1635520
13.11.01.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX
15.2.13.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15211

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallIQ
10057

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.44

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.13

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
26958

File size:
1.5 MB (1,552,064 bytes)

Product version:
2.115.0.0

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}\Musicoasis.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
7/1/2013 5:59:59 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:
7/10/2012 3:49:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:odVFrJflRsFEjPZRzVQAOP650KO+G3nH4lAClKYI3R0OmzUlWdmAqo+VqflNTPAr:SNflYMZRWAOPy0K4MA7YI3R0OmzUlV3X

Entry address:
0x41B54

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:
6.8304

Code size:
1006 KB (1,030,144 bytes)

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

http://dl5.iq7download.com/lm/.../musicoasis.exe

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