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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. 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
21b888fe55a533ddfe1e4e86529e0d7a

SHA-1:
58278c91b623167c20fd3a31ca4d3bc59ebac8b3

SHA-256:
32b72896839e1be31fc04c92dffb6a174a8c9dadb1ee827565b510cf1df1a815

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/23/2024 8:14:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.iBryte.BU
409

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.12.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.139.16

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151223

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2887

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1785

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25264
9.0.1.0357

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.iBryte.BU
8.15.12.23.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
12/23/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.iBryte.BU
11.2015-23-12_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.12.24

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
14.0.0.928

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.23.09

McAfee
Artemis!4CE65002ACB2
5600.6543

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.1071

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20151223

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2252584
14.03.26.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.23.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.12.23.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.151221

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.OYKBVZB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.357

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:
2.1 MB (2,252,584 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 7:59:59 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:
11/12/2013 3:37:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:02ktlIXjUdoWga+HUfumMxeEmJESp5JLBGkda:8tlAUdMDDIBpfBo

Entry address:
0x384A5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 7C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, F4, 61, 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, F4, E0, 61, 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:
7.2629

Code size:
401 KB (410,624 bytes)

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

http://urgentpcdownloads.com/browser-update/.../install.php?sid=cpa&uid=&source=&transaction_id=bc651bd5-af7a-4e05-8beb-c0c3dd6e10d2

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