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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, “Express Install ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
54e4296d99033320b4e920c7d2d90943

SHA-1:
31921fd976d1b782503b38bbcae0e17c2e4d43bc

SHA-256:
eb37dc27e5ed6cd0d8ca388c4d9eefd48ec1cb014aa787c26340d1926ca06d37

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:45:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
14.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.94

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.APM
2014.0.4015

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25429
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.G application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
9/2/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.9.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.09.02.03

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckibss
0.28.0.58720

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1813288
14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.R
14.9.2.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
10384

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27896

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:
6/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2014 12:59:59 AM

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 2:29:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ssEzQYLxP2AXFRs6Hv8DzMwuA8uOpYJc1RniNy3U6+:feQYLV2YF1k0FLuOpVRnw6

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:
7.1403

Code size:
392.5 KB (401,920 bytes)

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