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express_installer.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 express_installer.exe, “Premium Installer ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 36 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.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b9c8fea960b211b197bf4922c31e5cc9

SHA-1:
00b344a92bdec0a191916eb83a3792e7aef3b9dc

SHA-256:
ce175d3657a6f9867b43d6211938697868e81ac67c4f1016d67660dc9558a89c

Scanner detections:
36 / 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 1:50:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
408

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2013.11.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.146.224

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151224

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2886

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1790

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.BLXF
17355

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24939
9.0.1.0358

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
8.15.12.24.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
12/24/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-24-12_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.177.11951

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.923

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2015.12.24.10

McAfee
Artemis!4CE65002ACB2
5600.6542

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.1074

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20151224

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2252584
13.11.29.02

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.D
15.12.24.10

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)
15.12.24.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.151222

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9428

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.358

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
23838

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.670
2.0.0.1775

File size:
2.2 MB (2,303,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\express_installer.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:
11/8/2013 9:56:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:CbytyMJ318jZ2xmAvU6+GFoiGn/xdunJaRZn:XtyMJ31/xmNFAVy/6

Entry address:
0x37235

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 5C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, AE, 62, 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, 74, 9A, 62, 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:
7.2359

Code size:
396 KB (405,504 bytes)

The file express_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://get.zoomdownloader.com/DirDownload?url=http://secure.oinstaller8.com/o/.../Express_Installer.exe

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