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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 69 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:
82b32237f6225d6a72ff8561c26ec7a2

SHA-1:
999569025628c5b4833f625e45e043d00981b770

SHA-256:
5a0bf315c2c85602bf96fd844c25a5b4341df5a0a388ecc6c0ada322d2160bb2

Scanner detections:
68 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:45:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
898

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

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.APZ
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1160

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Kryptik.BLXF
17355

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24939
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.I.gen (variant)
8.9111

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
8/20/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-20-08_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
14.8.24

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
v2014.08.20.06

McAfee
Artemis!4CE65002ACB2
5600.7032

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.696

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
14.08.20.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.R
14.8.20.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.14818

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.232

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
23838

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.670
2.0.0.1775

File size:
2 MB (2,132,776 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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 4:59:59 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:
11/8/2013 1:47:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:maFGRmKvGg/3vXVmWJ2aBFgn2SgM7Sgq0lxmDvCHRKcBNpEd8KRZSuHveHxry9dy:ERmKvGaFjm5gM7VNxjqaayBGGQd

Entry address:
0x38E85

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 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, D8, 19, 60, 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, 34, 06, 60, 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:
7.2562

Code size:
403 KB (412,672 bytes)

The file express_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.oinstaller8.com/o/.../Express_Installer.exe

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