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 setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 35 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:
ebfe6f56520632dc76d656d946bfd844

SHA-1:
612184fa61458b8fdd5362a2b59cddbe4eb27c35

SHA-256:
f893b5a9f6c39510b142ddde7f01fb04f1aa060e46206217a162f7681cdd9976

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/24/2024 5:36:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
15.01.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.141.146

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

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.APZ
2014.0.4257

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BC
18055

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24939
9.0.1.05190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
1/29/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11663

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

Malwarebytes
v2015.01.29.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!6D749FF3E3D3
5600.6870

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2252584
14.04.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.29.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.1.29.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.15127

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.715
2.0.0.1774

File size:
2 MB (2,132,776 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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 3:59:59 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:
11/8/2013 12:47:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9aFGRmKvGg/3vXVmWJ2aBFgn2SgM7Sgq0lxmDvCHRKcBNpEd8KRZSuHveHxry9d+:pRmKvGaFjm5gM7VNxjqaayBGGQd

Entry address:
0x38E85

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 7C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 19, 60, 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, 34, 06, 60, 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:
7.2561

Code size:
403 KB (412,672 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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