mplayer_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 mplayer_setup.exe, “Express Install ” 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:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
a2414e1182dcb677101d6b10d9fb0dbc

SHA-1:
b640b3c7078bb406f1d3da679a04707a1214b807

SHA-256:
50370f6c461ba75a5ff49562b622b5e5278eb0158497044b669cfe9fa8c8b192

Scanner detections:
28 / 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 9:48:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
379

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
2014.11.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.187.222

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160121

AVG
Win.Threat.Medium
2017.0.2857

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
20145

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24994
9.0.1.021

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.16.01.21.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.G application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
1/21/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-352b3331
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-21-01_5

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.14085

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.781

Malwarebytes
v2016.01.21.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
17.0.0.63

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckicle
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1799976
14.11.20.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.1.21.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Kryptik!6.53F
23.00.65.16119

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27828

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119391
2.0.0.1988

File size:
1.7 MB (1,791,272 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\mplayer_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
11/1/2013 5:08:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/fKpB7JuuWTFyeB/F6QaUd0iErLfARzmQBFEaBbX7mNv:XIJuDFy4Z9sLoRzrFBbXa

Entry address:
0x360C5

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, B8, DF, 5A, 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, 14, CC, 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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Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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