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:
eca4f104cdb5813de139837ba13a4eaa

SHA-1:
989007ad3afc0e10346cc5ce6b1f6814cf08f2b5

SHA-256:
ea669d81c80ab308a6c5451c7c3d7c20e2a7643ce9fd9d8d9838024c7efa3c7f

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:
4/24/2024 8:37:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
420

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
15.12.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.94

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151211

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2898

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.1725

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1563, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0345

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.15.12.11.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.I application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
12/11/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-11-12_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.12.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.985

Malwarebytes
v2015.12.11.10

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
16.0.0.1035

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckibss
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20151211

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1813288
14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.11.10

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)
15.12.11.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.151209

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9453

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:
1.8 MB (1,865,000 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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 6:59:59 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:
11/6/2013 8:23:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:MjOv57jVL6Jgc2y2n5BAvU6+pAUX/VJaRZ2:yK57t6Jglvn5BNFuI/

Entry address:
0x36255

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, FE, 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, 34, EB, 5B, 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:
7.1632

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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