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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, “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:
15318b7b914137a560522fb9abc19635

SHA-1:
b70b1445aba6d1be7943807d24ef89c069201a4a

SHA-256:
51972c5d7db305629ec930aba189fef57ea23a4a18f3fa0304c72e8b7fec660b

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:
4/19/2024 4:57:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
407

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.07.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.158.72

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151225

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2885

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.1795

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1576, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0359

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.12.25.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.CB.Gen application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
12/25/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-25-12_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.918

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.25.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!A93FEF159410
5600.6541

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
16.0.0.1077

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnugn
0.28.0.59911

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20151225

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1969448
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.25.09

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)
15.12.25.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.151223

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9426

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:
1.8 MB (1,865,000 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:
TINY INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 6:59:59 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:
11/6/2013 8:23:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:LjOv57jVL6Jgc2y2n5BAvU6+pAUX/eJaRZ2:fK57t6Jglvn5BNFuI/

Entry address:
0x36255

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, D8, FE, 5B, 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, 34, EB, 5B, 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:
7.1632

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 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=f3f6fc5a-4b1f-4c2d-8976-1487ad28c59d

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