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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 13 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq2download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.95.0.0

MD5:
7fb996fa200e42ce3ecd900e48e12745

SHA-1:
359c0cc59a300325829b970e62a08a5a06c9b5c2

SHA-256:
91a8031254736fbf9d890d6c1ee8350e09003ab84408c26d4db0efb4cb00a129

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
12/26/2024 7:37:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.170.12

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.1494

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19353

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.3
9.0.1.0247

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Almanahe
8.14.09.04.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.10337

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
9/4/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.09.04.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.K
14.9.4.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14902

Sophos
InstallIQ
4.61

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA224FC7.TOMC
7.2.247

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
32658

File size:
1.5 MB (1,544,312 bytes)

Product version:
2.95.0.0

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:
5/18/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2011 7:59:59 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7393AD65DF71BF83C8882420F2FE0A56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/17/2011 11:20:34 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:d3dJtzyEy6l1xCoTifRq3bXqxCw3+DoZGkh2utRhtS9T00x5dEZtEoOvf:iEySwfMrUCaAkz1GT5N9

Entry address:
0x41B49

Entry point:
E8, B5, B5, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Entropy:
6.9924

Code size:
896.5 KB (918,016 bytes)

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

http://dl2.iq2download.com/lm/.../musicoasis.exe

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