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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 express_installer.exe, “Express Install ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 34 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:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
08c92942d74382fed20c6c1e403f7806

SHA-1:
01d2db8be0a4823f5b7c6ee9607ddf97379546c4

SHA-256:
e538dde7d54f8e86417d79446361f08aa4fb770cff8a657949f8f00e51b0d8ed

Scanner detections:
34 / 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 1:28:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
417

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
15.12.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.94

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151215

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2895

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.1745

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18025

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1563, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0349

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.12.15.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.I application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
12/15/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-15-12_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.969

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.15.03

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
16.0.0.1047

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnugn
0.28.0.59911

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20151215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1969448
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.15.03

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)
15.12.15.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.151213

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9447

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29298

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Inject.Win32.63693
2.0.0.1776

File size:
1.7 MB (1,799,976 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\express_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TINY INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 5:59:59 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:
10/18/2013 7:29:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:YsEzQYLxP2AXFRs6Hv8DzMwuA8uOpYJc1Rnicy3U6+:7eQYLV2YF1k0FLuOpVRnJ6

Entry address:
0x36395

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F0, 5B, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 38, 0D, 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, 94, F9, 5A, 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:
7.1402

Code size:
392.5 KB (401,920 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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