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, “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:
f3725650fdeb6be134afee3dde59ea90

SHA-1:
b32cad2d48929ffb72aa1e7a53ef8fcb767e4e7f

SHA-256:
1b8234acf83570342dc9e395501338a0325b1c826343e92720e6c943b66c5c46

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:02:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.iBryte.BU
379

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
16.01.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.139.16

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160121

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2857

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25264
9.0.1.021

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.iBryte.BU
8.16.01.21.01

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
1/21/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.iBryte.BU
11.2016-21-01_5

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
14.0.0.782

Malwarebytes
v2016.01.21.01

McAfee
Artemis!4CE65002ACB2
5600.6513

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.58720

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2252584
14.03.26.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.21.01

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)
16.1.21.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.16119

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.OYKBVZB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.21

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:
2.2 MB (2,274,088 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:

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:
12/13/2013 7:51:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:+UwcJiLV/3RpbCyjlLKaEstI+EPelPwNe70B+KflBd:+iiLV/3RhCOiem5B+

Entry address:
0x51C25

Entry point:
E8, 62, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 0C, 49, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 77, 62, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 65, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C7, 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, 48, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 34, 64, 62, 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:
7.2528

Code size:
502.5 KB (514,560 bytes)

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