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updater_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 updater_setup.exe by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
ExpressInstaller  (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
ExpressInstaller

Version:
3, 7, 1, 0

MD5:
21e3b8a750288dc4b3a14348e6cb5750

SHA-1:
1afb9281588e578dc9a415b4995498fd67b73164

SHA-256:
5b620b86bd184671ebed8b6cf9958c19cccb01bfe488d62dd6ff56725fb8d6b1

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/26/2024 3:37:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Kryptik
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.10.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.178.86

avast!
IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle
2017.0.2833

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18047

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24889
9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.BLXE trojan
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/S-53fc0c37
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Ibryte.AF
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.658

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.02.15.09

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cspkmx
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1641768
14.04.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.2.15.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Kryptik!6.52D
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4793587
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119231
2.0.0.1955

File size:
1.7 MB (1,738,024 bytes)

Product version:
3, 7, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 ExpressInstaller

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\updater_setup.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:
10/10/2013 10:29:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:bvJJ7z7QrZ5lNLDh3JaU4VubE/n0/RohcP:Lf7z7kZ5LnaBVu4/ndO

Entry address:
0x36195

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, F0, 4B, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, 0E, 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, B4, FA, 59, 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:
7.1484

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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