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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, “Express Install ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 33 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:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
a5acac31cda61c8d4babc602b90cc976

SHA-1:
e2a54a8eb1dbca370c2b9bf1f108321c2e97617d

SHA-256:
f372ef0298c6b4cff02aaaeca9017f8e12d8d0555a4f74d5d62bd69c057bcf74

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/24/2024 4:27:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
775

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!
IBryte-GJ [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.APB
2014.0.4235

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.1775

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18749

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1576, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
8.14.12.21.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
12/21/2014

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

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
11.2014-21-12_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.180.12598

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.12.21.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!A93FEF159410
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
15.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnugn
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1969448
14.07.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.21.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.M
14.12.21.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.141219

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
10163

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119414
2.0.0.1773

File size:
1.7 MB (1,813,288 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 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:
10/25/2013 11:45:41 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:c4jMfEG/6ZskSiunvHXQjcKXRcD7aSNGCLeHiCz:5MfEG/6ZYvgQCcDWSwCy

Entry address:
0x35995

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 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, F8, 3B, 5B, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 61, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C3, 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, 44, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 54, 28, 5B, 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:
7.1467

Code size:
390 KB (399,360 bytes)

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