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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, “Installation Utility” by W3i has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iqdownload.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Description:
Installation Utility

Version:
1.93.0.1

MD5:
dbe968bab086c039cb8dba341c4ffb30

SHA-1:
66cfd56af69583c7c00b8d3d5635ba302c9cc344

SHA-256:
603f3541c76de9dfcc6b56359b5415de1ea5d00b0d9bb234fe4b770248932867

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
11/15/2024 7:30:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.59.46

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.14119

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
13967

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0313

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.7950

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.11.09.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.K
14.11.9.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.141107

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1231
7.2.313

Trend Micro
Mal_Naix-5
10.465.09

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
21100

File size:
2.2 MB (2,325,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.93.0.1

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:
5/19/2009 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2011 12:59:59 AM

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:
4/14/2011 8:54:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MxyDwBvWcnsCf1l6oid3O8qqDODALn60pBlx3d9S46MKeRkMe1nuvPTn9VnFMdEc:/skD3O8lDND6K1mqTTnuH3

Entry address:
0x695A2

Entry point:
E8, 81, C6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 21, EC, FF, FF, 8B, 45, F0, 83, B8, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 16, 8D, 45, F0, 50, 68, 03, 01, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, E2, C6, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 12, 8B, 80, C8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 0F, B7, 04, 48, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00, 80, 7D, FC, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F8, 83, 61, 70, FD, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 00, A8, 5D, 00, 00, 75, 14, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 0D, 80, 3F, 5D, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7669

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,432,576 bytes)

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

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

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