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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. 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:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
40973135fad098aafbc8f93946cf135b

SHA-1:
d48826fb8342e15ac2efb11edb12836e4fa3d1c8

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:50:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
374

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]
2014.9-160127

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2852

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.135

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1576, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.027

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.01.27.10

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
1/27/2016

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-27-01_4

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
14.0.0.753

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.27.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!A93FEF159410
5600.6508

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
17.0.0.81

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnugn
0.28.0.59911

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20160127

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1969448
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.27.10

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)
16.1.27.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.16125

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9360

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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\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:KjOv57jVL6Jgc2y2n5BAvU6+pAUX/2JaRZ2:cK57t6Jglvn5BNFuI/

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=c97adfc2-b08e-4492-9bf0-f202e3bf4114

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