internet_explorer_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 internet_explorer_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 29 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:
bebcec7224e0d21739d5cdbf45376923

SHA-1:
f0d155ffa23b29e432cf514e743f2cfc21712818

SHA-256:
9b17d1c382d96e2f1483ae7dea82c36124dc84cd18123e3ef4d55391f26f8888

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/26/2024 12:35:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2015.01.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.202.6

avast!
Win32:IBryte-GJ [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.AQL
2014.0.4253

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BB
20734

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25191
9.0.1.05190

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.191.14667

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

Malwarebytes
v2015.01.16.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cssrmm
0.30.0.64448

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2477864
15.01.16.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.1.16.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.15114

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.683
2.0.0.2037

File size:
2.4 MB (2,477,864 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\internet_explorer_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 7:59:59 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:
11/22/2013 11:15:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:qXPmdrTu0VQTAvN9c4EW93OnY3kAexzxRDSWBcK6BdfjHl:/drTu0VMQJgQmzxRJBUjF

Entry address:
0x5D555

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, CC, 49, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 98, 64, 65, 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, F4, 50, 65, 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:
7.2592

Code size:
549 KB (562,176 bytes)

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