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:
7f5540d745ee87ed544d8729c6e877b3

SHA-1:
9bf0158aa517f7b50d5f6025a0925d085bffc68b

SHA-256:
f6ded8cb3a3f98a930024599a53698a3832ed7ab83fcb0a46c2f495386644bff

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:
4/24/2024 4:10:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
413

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
15.12.19

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.94

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151219

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2891

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.1765

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1563, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.15.12.19.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.I application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
12/19/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-19-12_7

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
14.0.0.948

Malwarebytes
v2015.12.19.09

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
16.0.0.1059

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckibss
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20151219

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1813288
14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.19.09

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)
15.12.19.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.151217

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9438

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:
1.7 MB (1,791,272 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 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:
11/1/2013 9:08:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:BfKpB7JuuWTFyeB/F6QaUd0iErLfARzmQBFEaBbXOmNv:BIJuDFy4Z9sLoRzrFBbXJ

Entry address:
0x360C5

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, B8, DF, 5A, 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, 14, CC, 5A, 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:
7.1363

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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