skype_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 skype_setup.exe, “Express Install ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 33 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:
6b42ab5965933c9bf67779a97779aa9b

SHA-1:
aa30c8c8faf6dbcffe976db7e2e9065ed42ee87c

SHA-256:
7e957f8f7d5690278b28ea8dc1f2400ca22dbda46a9837a2ae7128a38eb00f69

Scanner detections:
33 / 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 6:32:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
403

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Buzus
15.12.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.149.54

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151229

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2881

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
1.0.20.1815

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18025

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.0363

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.15.12.29.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.CB.Gen application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
12/29/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-29-12_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.898

Malwarebytes
v2015.12.29.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
16.0.0.1089

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckibss
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20151229

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1813288
14.03.31.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.12.29.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Kryptik!6.53F
23.00.65.151227

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9418

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.blxe
29156

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119415
2.0.0.1786

File size:
1.7 MB (1,813,288 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\skype_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
10/25/2013 1:45:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:u4jMfEG/6ZskSiunvHXQjcKXRcD7aSNACLeHiCz:DMfEG/6ZYvgQCcDWS2Cy

Entry address:
0x35995

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 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, F8, 3B, 5B, 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, 54, 28, 5B, 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:
7.1466

Code size:
390 KB (399,360 bytes)

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