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update.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 update.exe, “Premium Installer ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 24 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:
013f9644cecad4508113cac80183e5ae

SHA-1:
03e5c381f43bc7ac3ff4b8c814e8db8d0d2c4f3d

SHA-256:
f664d10deecfaf636fdbf67d76eb4329524895253021d5f89991d615438734e5

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 8:21:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
372

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.06.12

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.154.130

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2850

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.145

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BD
18513

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25181
9.0.1.029

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.1712374

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.745

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.29.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cssrnd
0.28.0.60253

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2368296
14.06.11.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.1.29.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.16127

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.679
2.0.0.1821

File size:
2.3 MB (2,386,216 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\update.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:
11/21/2013 2:20:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:lu5SWEUJqRdORZb6TMSALS8rI22KHEu4l/LNoBCnBdIql:tWEXRdORZNY7KM/KB/ql

Entry address:
0x47695

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 6C, 48, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, FE, 63, 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, EA, 63, 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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Entropy:
7.2676

Code size:
461 KB (472,064 bytes)

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

https://install.oinstaller6.com/o/.../update.exe

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