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itunes_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 itunes_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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
6d76d4a771049f1c39284b203438aab5

SHA-1:
16ab8c0f2df34f0a5de4bffb274c66dd5d4a4e49

SHA-256:
72b2497b0e3b6cf8077a84b0840166efc36b3aa6b252c92eefbc8fc2656531f5

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:
4/25/2024 1:12:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
400

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.12.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.194.188

avast!
Win32:IBryte-GK [PUP]
2014.9-151231

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2878

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1825

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BB
20338

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25246
9.0.1.0365

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.12.31.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
9.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-31-12_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.186.14309

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.886

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.12.31.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.1095

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20151231

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2224936
14.12.11.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.12.31.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.151229

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
58

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.707
2.0.0.2003

File size:
2.3 MB (2,370,344 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\itunes_setup.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:
12/6/2013 2:20:52 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:OxnPab0klFrRoWTOLIZt98As1kwM1JrgTkBZBuBdY:2Pab0kllRpiS3seJrgMB

Entry address:
0x46E35

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 5C, 48, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 18, B8, 63, 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, 74, A4, 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:
7.2631

Code size:
459 KB (470,016 bytes)

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

https://install.oinstaller6.com/201312082205/7ffec15ad94e6c23b5840ffa494c7918/.../iTunes_Setup.exe

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