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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 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq11download.com.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.138.2.0

MD5:
1de6813751bf9c753cfd0944f1c5867b

SHA-1:
a95a5676cac2e3b611f7ce745764414303b7af10

SHA-256:
eacc5e28774f272b63085e90ac02f32b9fe99f7f3df0ffa2344a138103b633fa

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:20:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.150.112

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3283

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
18301

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2512
9.0.1.0326

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9821

IKARUS anti.virus
APPL
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12128

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.11.22.09

McAfee
Artemis!1DE6813751BF
5600.6939

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.0.59921

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.K
14.11.22.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.141120

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0327
7.2.326

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
29388

File size:
1.9 MB (2,043,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.138.2.0

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:
3/20/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 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:
0F4D188192318D28510FC886CBB855E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2014 10:57:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:4BqwQkyO/EKBiP5TNqhfhkQokCCTzKUgi:wqwnyOsR5TNUfMkVT

Entry address:
0xF8E9

Entry point:
E8, 95, A1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A0, 4B, 58, 00, E8, D1, 60, 00, 00, E8, 99, 83, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 28, A1, 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, B5, 7D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7742

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,295,360 bytes)

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

http://dl2.iq11download.com/lm/.../musicoasis.exe

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