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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 18 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:
1.92.0.1

MD5:
de4cf33ce6edb497c81d418f04ba26f6

SHA-1:
c01245fe6df1a95a7b11f1de63a5ba6c27f57c11

SHA-256:
e49845a2b9b0aed73bce98df725a4ebe2e794ac0ea4c1fe9e1a32a48a25885f2

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 7:25:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.123.138

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150430

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.15430

Bkav FE
W32.Clod0ae.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
13967

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0120

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.9251

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of audacity_40.exe (Adware)
2015.7.30.15

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10735

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.04.30.06

McAfee
Artemis!B4CD8262E255
5600.6779

Prevx
High Risk Cloaked Malware
3.0

Reason Heuristics
Threat.InstallX.Installer
15.4.30.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15428

Sophos
InstallQ
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H0AIR13
7.2.120

Trend Micro
Mal_Naix-5
10.465.30

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
25092

File size:
2.2 MB (2,308,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.92.0.1

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:
5/18/2009 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:
3/29/2011 12:56:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yIwpWf1hyq9P3+GY9cJUf7LX/MNmO0tZEqYh4grMgkRNyrna6gfqFAzTI9CpTzse:H2T6Y7LvM4y7ovT5GhjHa

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, A0, 77, 5D, 00, 00, 75, 14, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 0D, 80, 0F, 5D, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7691

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,420,800 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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