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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 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:
0b9446f4e9bee8aca510fcdcae3d31f0

SHA-1:
7e64f12f9f96428392d83af884be913de5dfdf7d

SHA-256:
edfb67d37cd25fa189b4fb56bba1c1bb6f2235bd1e774ebae8efdb45e62747cc

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:08:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
409

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
15.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.94

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151222

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2887

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.1780

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
17986

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0356

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.12.22.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.I application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
12/22/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-22-12_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11540

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.932

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.22.12

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
16.0.0.1068

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckibss
0.28.0.58491

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20151222

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1867560
14.03.24.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.22.12

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)
15.12.22.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.151220

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9432

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:
1.9 MB (1,987,880 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 7:59:59 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:
10/22/2013 10:52:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:gTBjN8AlPVFI3HrBLX8DzMwu4uOpYCWrc1Rlwly3vF:kN8AlPVFqNLs0F4uOpNRy+

Entry address:
0x362E5

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E8, 5B, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, EA, 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, 54, D7, 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:
7.1911

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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