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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, “Premium Installer ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
e2ca86c74238131c10dfec62e03c8719

SHA-1:
1c1bb14007d9b4350dbe7682da740d26fd2da13c

SHA-256:
0c313635facedaa70b788dd7a359c03b13b2abdea5d571cb7a15dc31f2f91598

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/25/2024 5:49:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.iBryte.BU
377

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.01.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.139.16

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160123

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2855

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.115

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BC
17997

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25264
9.0.1.023

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.iBryte.BU
8.16.01.23.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
1/23/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.iBryte.BU
11.2016-23-01_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11566

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.772

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.23.01

McAfee
Artemis!4CE65002ACB2
5600.6511

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.69

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160123

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2252584
14.03.26.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.1.23.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.16121

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.OYKBVZB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27768

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.674
2.0.0.1799

File size:
1.8 MB (1,939,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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:
TINY INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 4:59:59 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:
11/18/2013 6:02:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/4CqDKRS9WwmT1/62/5Y8Z9/pxEmIWuujjBo5Bda:kDKRS9dmnfL/8uBo0

Entry address:
0x40495

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, FC, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, 2E, 5D, 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, 74, 1A, 5D, 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:
7.2005

Code size:
432.5 KB (442,880 bytes)

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

http://secure.oi-installer4.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

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