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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. 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:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
c5fc210c268355e78ed81c4d4ffd4f2c

SHA-1:
c56a78c39d27ac8109c9d15d1939d5846ea035a6

SHA-256:
242f0e6d53be55355c9e820a1642ac126e8dd67574c14c02e71bc5f67b4953c9

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/26/2024 4:53:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.01.18

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.40

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160118

AVG
MalSign.TINY INSTALLER
2017.0.2861

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25203
9.0.1.018

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BLXE trojan
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
1/18/2016

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

F-Secure
Adware.Eorezo.BZ
11.2016-18-01_2

G Data
Win32.Application.Ibryte.AF
16.1.25

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11652

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.799

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.01.18.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cssrww
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.1738024
14.04.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.18.03

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)
16.1.18.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Graftor!6.4CE
23.00.65.16116

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 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:
10/10/2013 10:29:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:EvJJ7z7QrZ5lNLDh3JaU4VubE/n0/RohcP:8f7z7kZ5LnaBVu4/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=2171186746

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