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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 24 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq8download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.120.0.0

MD5:
8080a4eb4a542494562fdbb3b3e85959

SHA-1:
dfa311c0078e8e8e940713b6b618d9a5f61d56ab

SHA-256:
751a0b55e9c7326612f1e8065c287c347287ff54bb2a2b57c4fd45ac63b3570f

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
11/23/2024 1:18:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2013.12.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.117.56

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.141019

Bkav FE
HW32.Laneul
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17368

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0292

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.14.10.19.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9118

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
10/19/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10720

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.10.19.08

McAfee
Artemis!F008A5420B73
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.vqlbr
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1635008
13.12.01.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.K
14.10.19.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.141017

Sophos
InstallQ
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallIQ
10289

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.292

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.19

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
23920

File size:
1.6 MB (1,635,008 bytes)

Product version:
2.120.0.0

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:
6/18/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 4:59:59 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 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A5D73F262C38BBD4578AB6AD713318D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2012 11:14:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ZiAHlbCg9VC7fGKHTiROE/TqcZqqoq2r991TBwjnbIj:YGbCIzTTlqqoqW99ojba

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 8F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.8261

Code size:
1 MB (1,099,264 bytes)

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

http://dl5.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../musicoasis_d639020.exe

http://dl5.iq8download.com/lm/.../musicoasis.exe

http://dl5.iq8download.com/dynamic/standard/.../musicoasis_d636395.exe

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