chrome_setup.exe

TINY INSTALLER

Tiny Installer is a download manager variant from Adknowledge that packages various adware-type offers (toolbar, coupon extensions, utilities) with software distributions. The application chrome_setup.exe by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
def10536a96666524d2b3bd2345bb344

SHA-1:
0f60e76bba62b151ff276ed8484ecd13fe99906a

SHA-256:
946d193fd923c67e2531848be8f88da509c46b72ec6a0d34393513ec131d6c1c

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The Tiny Installer download manager bundles various adware components.

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:
4/26/2024 9:54:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
14.11.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.40

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
MalSign.TINY INSTALLER
2015.0.3299

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18041

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.4, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.G application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
11/6/2014

F-Prot
W32/S-53fc0c37
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11652

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.11.06.12

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cssrww
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.1738024
14.04.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.06.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.M
14.11.6.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Graftor!6.4CE
23.00.65.141104

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.blxe
28000

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119211
2.0.0.1779

File size:
2 MB (2,059,560 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 ExpressInstaller

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\chrome_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TINY INSTALLER, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TINY INSTALLER, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, 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:
54C184C0CB6B6510B3582483FC098463

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/2/2013 4:01:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:E8vhkqfAgsujvwc+LNeQ6LS5gAX/mGRon3bbl:HZkq4gsujb+LIQ6GmAX/E3bbl

Entry address:
0x36475

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F0, 5B, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, 04, 5F, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 61, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C3, 9B, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 44, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 54, F1, 5E, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 99, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, C1, 7F, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2354

Code size:
392.5 KB (401,920 bytes)

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