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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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
191a4550e15e95b1d6e5a29e55c2dd44

SHA-1:
472dcc0be626a8240cd7fd93ec69dcd0eb00925c

SHA-256:
292c3e8d0854d589a18c07503ef72cac732a9779b377e61f71be9a18cc517161

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:06:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.40

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151101

AVG
MalSign.TINY INSTALLER
2016.0.2939

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25203
9.0.1.0305

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BLXE trojan
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
11/1/2015

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

F-Secure
Adware.Eorezo.BZ
11.2015-01-11_1

G Data
Win32.Application.Ibryte.AF
15.11.25

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11652

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1188

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2015.11.01.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cssrww
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.1738024
14.04.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.01.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.11.1.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Graftor!6.4CE
23.00.65.151030

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.11

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:
1.7 MB (1,738,024 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:
10/10/2013 8:29:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:bvJJ7z7QrZ5lNLDh3JaU4VubE/n0/RohcP:Lf7z7kZ5LnaBVu4/ndO

Entry address:
0x36195

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F0, 4B, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, 0E, 5A, 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, B4, FA, 59, 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:
7.1485

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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

http://mobitraxster.com/go.php?c=481&l=804&subid=2171500964

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