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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 11 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.142.0.0

MD5:
d0bf53e3006609bfa619a12a956c4ad5

SHA-1:
caf1a8d65a1b5a0b1c07c9dcf3f0ef823667efe1

SHA-256:
6525be7b82cf1f84296387cbec18d7f16ea72ca608bc80e069dcb509b7e06134

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.

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 7:03:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.150.194

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140523

Boost by Reason
Optional.InstallX.K
188838

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9829

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.05.23.08

McAfee
Artemis!D0BF53E30066
5600.7121

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.0.59921

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.K
14.9.30.13

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallIQ/Variant
10587

File size:
2 MB (2,054,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.142.0.0

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:
3/20/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 5:00:00 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:
4/24/2014 9:26:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:TvaO10KjHh3fXOz39cytImbNpYK+/iUPgZNTM5Ugq:DaOvjtQNp9+/ghL

Entry address:
0xF929

Entry point:
E8, C5, A0, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 80, 70, 58, 00, E8, 01, 60, 00, 00, E8, C9, 82, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 58, A0, 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, E5, 7C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7740

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,298,944 bytes)

The file musicoasis.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dl2.iq11download.com/dynamic/standard/downloads/.../musicoasis_d165409.exe

http://dl5.iq11download.com/lm/.../musicoasis.exe

http://dl.installiq.com/.../DownloadPOP.aspx?NetworkID=&ProductSessionId=b8f0f7d2-be7d-43e5-b9cf-ba67c6466f9a&VersionId=-1&ProductId=2138&partnercode=&shortname=musicoasis&trafficsrctype=ICN

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