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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 23 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:
eaeb93043b5a0f1522e1251d65a8b0bd

SHA-1:
3a17218741078985d4710209423fca053f28d7d3

SHA-256:
82ef34f4e7a95cbe24e9ca6b7891446fc8af1f087636d411f6d15569ef88cba5

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 3:19:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.155.242

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
TINY INSTALLER
2015.0.3367

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18611

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25426
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BLXE trojan
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
8/29/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12478

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.08.29.06

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cjxrvu
0.28.0.60253

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2059560
14.06.20.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.M
14.8.29.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Graftor!6.51B
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119351
2.0.0.1832

File size:
1.9 MB (1,987,368 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:
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:
10/9/2013 7:05:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:abitfPgS2zaGj3JaU4Vu2sG/E/n0/RopkKsfAs:aGfPh2WGNaBVu2s//n9kK7

Entry address:
0x361A5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E8, 4B, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, B8, DD, 5D, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, C1, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 23, 9C, 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, A4, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 14, CA, 5D, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, F9, 81, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 21, 80, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 37, 4D, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.2197

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

The file chrome_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller2.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://secure.oi-installer9.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

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