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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 update.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.
Publisher:
Express Install   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Express Install

Description:
Express Install

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
5b3300087a18380d64c6e705a4c236f3

SHA-1:
6aa1b8f948a5183487aea219ee4c8e7ca179e323

SHA-256:
2358d7efad4f738c4c2ced70334bb0c0a8d0fd76a5fd5816fd6e1a2e00bf52b9

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:
4/18/2024 1:57:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
355

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2015.06.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
IBryte-GK [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
22350

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1602, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.CB.Gen application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-c8557b7d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16151

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.659

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ckicle
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1791272
15.06.05.01

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.15.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9323

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40862

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119441
2.0.0.2207

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\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TINY INSTALLER

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 8:59:59 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:
11/1/2013 2:08:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:SfKpB7JuuWTFyeB/F6QaUd0iErLfARzmQBFEaBbXBmNv:oIJuDFy4Z9sLoRzrFBbXU

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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