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, “Express Install ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 35 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:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
a0bdd7b0602386fb19b38f8fa69daa44

SHA-1:
54645ff7f3109e572072d5b6f441395f50ae7940

SHA-256:
729d0b421aa08c24d5fa2e4bb1eb5f35960fa21ed6a0ceba96dd6021198dcd30

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/24/2024 3:40:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
384

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.07.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.158.72

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160116

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2862

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.80

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18064

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1576, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.016

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.16.01.16.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.CB.Gen application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
1/16/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-352b3331
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-16-01_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.807

Malwarebytes
v2016.01.16.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!A93FEF159410
5600.6518

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
17.0.0.48

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnugn
0.28.0.59911

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20160116

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1969448
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.16.12

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)
16.1.16.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.16114

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9382

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29298

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119414
2.0.0.1773

File size:
1.9 MB (1,969,448 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Express Install

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 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:
10/29/2013 10:58:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:1kV257t7YLg0Ob1b3JzwTRfZIlSfI3qvSPTy:aI57qLg0O93ut5fI3q

Entry address:
0x36165

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, 96, 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, D4, 82, 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:
7.1867

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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