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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 29 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:
2.135.0.0

MD5:
97c6b94161f561c30223d9c2ace82291

SHA-1:
2d34ae4a3de39822f70e88d97b50d8be1dfa6587

SHA-256:
72b2b87b3aa87feac0e7d822397cd4d796e5685d380f0b6692c0f8f3e11fe5ea

Scanner detections:
29 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 8:07:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallIQ.C
642

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2014.05.31

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.109.114

AVG
Skodna.Bundle
2016.0.3120

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallIQ.C
1.0.20.620

Bkav FE
W32.Clod92b.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
17158

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0124

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallIQ
8.15.05.04.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.9157

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
5/4/2015

F-Secure
Adware.InstallIQ.B
11.2015-04-05_2

G Data
Adware.InstallIQ
15.5.22

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of instaburner_d6568164.exe (Adware)
2015.8.2.2

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.9994

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2015.05.04.12

McAfee
Artemis!AF0A8AABA0B3
5600.6776

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallIQ.C
16.0.0.372

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Searcher.cjaztx
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.Installer
15.5.4.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15502

Sophos
InstallQ
4.94

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
9897

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1001
7.2.124

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTALLIQ
10.465.04

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
22732

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.14

File size:
1.8 MB (1,909,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.135.0.0

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2014 8:00:00 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:
9/23/2013 5:10:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jR0e5DNw0EIh/F3WHZbOCLuXGMGUM412Qha8LqJLNjpM3g5rgzc5z3T/XZbCJYvN:jRZd9qS2Qhahjygxkc5TTlcKN

Entry address:
0xEEE9

Entry point:
E8, 65, 88, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, 6F, 57, 00, E8, A1, 47, 00, 00, E8, 69, 6A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, F8, 87, 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, 85, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6893

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,257,472 bytes)

The file musicoasis.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=3b2edc1b-a0d7-4b49-9e81-8bffed7fb7a3&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=0a0f9f6c-4c73-4f12-8cc0-a874cfea5a8e&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

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

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=16d75546-6082-4f6f-a906-2f70611108ef&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

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