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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 31 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:
f8c06659da3008a3ebd59883b58626e1

SHA-1:
7ce12968abe18685ec7f4efd2d65297e8c17eec2

SHA-256:
91c7b8eb2dff08ce5ac4bea64b84681bb36017773a85880c7d7033b7e3c0ec36

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The Tiny Installer download manager bundles various adware components.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 11:32:52 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
941

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
14.07.09

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.146.224

avast!
IBryte-BY [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AQQ
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.950

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BC
18204

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25262
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
7/9/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-09-07_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.7.24

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
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.07.09.01

McAfee
Artemis!4CE65002ACB2
5600.7075

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.570

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2252584
14.05.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.D
14.07.09.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.R
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.14707

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.190

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28780

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.670
2.0.0.1775

File size:
2.1 MB (2,252,584 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 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:
11/12/2013 2:37:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:62ktlIXjUdoWga+HUfumMxeEmJESp5JLBGkdN:itlAUdMDDIBpfBz

Entry address:
0x384A5

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 7C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, F4, 61, 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, F4, E0, 61, 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:
7.2630

Code size:
401 KB (410,624 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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