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 33 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:
cd49acc051c0f9fd89ef980cc05e34a4

SHA-1:
909240c7b87bbfe3ef155fa725820e6a09b18aa1

SHA-256:
fc365c04c09595d45e4ae0af35da5d9c501e2f24c6a4499a2eade6e3c49097a6

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/17/2024 11:07:31 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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!
IBryte-BY [PUP]
140929-0

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AQQ
2014.0.4025

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.BLXF
17355

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25262
9.0.1.05190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
10/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-02-10_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.10.24

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
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2014.10.02.08

McAfee
Artemis!4CE65002ACB2
5600.6990

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2252584
13.11.29.02

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.D
14.10.02.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.R
14.10.2.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.14930

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.275

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
23838

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:

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:
11/12/2013 3:37:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:H2ktlIXjUdoWga+HUfumMxeEmJESp5JLBGkdc:VtlAUdMDDIBpfB2

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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Code size:
401 KB (410,624 bytes)

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