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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 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.oinstaller8.com.
Publisher:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
0cd286d6568adde7137ffbf5d9b27dc7

SHA-1:
d5e48a08f3bd252255227697fe4ffdc04e25bf9c

SHA-256:
550c23f75e08458c3b298f35a72b4e932f22eecb1d2de63f092c162a5a103c9a

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/19/2024 3:16:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.01.13

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.124.226

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-140701

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3427

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
17601

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0182

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte
8.9281

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
7/1/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of updater_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.1.13

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.10814

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.3628

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ExpressInstall.A
v2014.07.01.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckicle
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1799976
14.01.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.01.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.R
14.8.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Kryptik!6.53F
23.00.65.14629

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
10510

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.blxe
25364

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119415
2.0.0.1790

File size:
1.7 MB (1,799,976 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 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:
10/18/2013 8:29:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:5sEzQYLxP2AXFRs6Hv8DzMwuA8uOpYJc1RniSy3U6+:eeQYLV2YF1k0FLuOpVRn36

Entry address:
0x36395

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F0, 5B, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 38, 0D, 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, 94, F9, 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:
7.1403

Code size:
392.5 KB (401,920 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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