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freecorder_8_setup.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 freecorder_8_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 28 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:
17b28a9b4c8e351cff2716a67515fe57

SHA-1:
0ecec7159eaadb5988eb307df58ef03fe2fe3239

SHA-256:
c1d001cafa187c50ee90a121fc73c442bdab66af19a9f423e5ca7bf3d11d7f7a

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The Tiny Installer download manager bundles various adware components.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:11:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
5831067

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.11.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.188.92

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.ARX
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1635

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BJ
20178

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26551
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-825ac5d5
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-23-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.11.23.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.981

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnqdp
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2355496
14.11.21.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.S
14.11.23.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.141121

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
35010

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.708
2.0.0.1991

File size:
2.2 MB (2,355,496 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\freecorder_8_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TINY INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2014 7:59:59 AM

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:
12/11/2013 2:43:26 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:hK1pcrad3MgIlV0i9zC++EB53x0PiBsLyllxgCzMBdHo:0crad3Mz15jJxzBsLqfg6

Entry address:
0x539F5

Entry point:
E8, 62, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 2C, 49, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 83, 63, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 65, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C7, 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, 48, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 34, 70, 63, 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:
7.2509

Code size:
510 KB (522,240 bytes)

The file freecorder_8_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://freecorder.com/.../download_file.php?src=Clipnabber&file=Freecorder8-AD

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