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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 minecraft.exe, “Express Install ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 31 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
dd3331168032b41711c4cdd936979117

SHA-1:
e31aa24d71005ffb9b7f8ec7ac27b601c2e674a2

SHA-256:
345ab9cea8800e556449eee4beef0125831c5b2bc8a388095d9c2a6efb426668

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/26/2024 3:45:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
5863612

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2015.05.05

avast!
Win32:IBryte-GK [PUP]
2014.9-150504

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.3119

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
1.0.20.620

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
21998

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25017
9.0.1.0124

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-c8557b7d
v6.4.7.1.166

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

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of itunes_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.8.2.14

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.14057

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.08.02.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
16.0.0.372

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnugn
0.30.24.1357

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1969448
14.11.18.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Adknowledge.Bundler
15.5.4.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.15502

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.13

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9896

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.663
2.0.0.1985

File size:
1.9 MB (1,969,448 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\minecraft.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TINY INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/3/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2014 1:59:59 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:
10/29/2013 6:58:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:RkV257t7YLg0Ob1b3JzwTRfZIlSfI3NvSPTy:uI57qLg0O93ut5fI3N

Entry address:
0x36165

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, 78, 96, 5D, 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, D4, 82, 5D, 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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Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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

http://secure.oinstaller6.com/o/.../MineCraft.exe

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