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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 32 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:
8e0c19efed4006e19eb51c0ee12e2fe8

SHA-1:
febc0ad261bc7e3373d89c917dd091192eeb587c

SHA-256:
5f453474e5ae1742516db21d552ceb957520a1645a39575b541e70d092a9ffc2

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/26/2024 12:55:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
836

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.10.21

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.djc
7.11.141.180

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.APE
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.1470

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25510
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
8.14.10.21.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
10/21/2014

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

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
11.2014-21-10_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.10.21.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!A93FEF159410
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
15.0.0.882

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.cspzhi
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1791272
14.04.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.21.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.M
14.10.21.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.141019

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
10286

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28115

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119414
2.0.0.1773

File size:
1.9 MB (1,993,512 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:
10/28/2013 2:33:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:b215Z0rvS4CWOSiIpvHXQjc+LTgRc4paSJCLeHiCEi0m:K3Z0rK4CW3pvgQ+3kc/SJCPiX

Entry address:
0x35D35

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, 78, F9, 5D, 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, D4, E5, 5D, 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:
7.1958

Code size:
391 KB (400,384 bytes)

The file chrome_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://install.oinstaller5.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://secure.oi-installer7.com/o/.../Chrome_Setup.exe

http://urgentpcdownloads.com/browser-update/.../install.php?sid=cpa&uid=&source=&transaction_id=1b92e2cd-25dd-4310-87ef-f6c26065910c

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