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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, “Express Install ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 34 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:
24eefa78f441e2749b475207cfc1615c

SHA-1:
1b43011c70af4347b957e0a3ac033cb6939008a3

SHA-256:
c984794f845638ddfa8f0ca7f9e2b39ccdc4a108019652d04f873bb667ca1d81

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The Tiny Installer download manager bundles various adware components.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:22:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
380

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.01.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.140.16

avast!
IBryte-GJ [PUP]
2014.9-160121

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2858

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
1.0.20.105

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18012

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1576, Adware.Downware.1554
9.0.1.021

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.01.21.09

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
1/21/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-825ac5d5
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-21-01_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.783

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.01.21.09

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKDZ.23802
17.0.0.63

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnugn
0.28.0.58720

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
11.20160121

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1813288
14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.21.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
16.1.21.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.16119

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9372

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27828

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119415
2.0.0.1790

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\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:
11/1/2013 11:08:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:MfKpB7JuuWTFyeB/F6QaUd0iErLfARzmQBFEaBbXamNv:SIJuDFy4Z9sLoRzrFBbXl

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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Entropy:
7.1362

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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

http://mot.sitescoutadserver.com/click?clid=d018f94192&rand=1383413528822&sid=170839&cm=http://lax1.ib.adnxs.com/click?A7NCke7nhD8Ds0KR7ueEP5HtfD81nitAA7NCke7nhD8Ds0KR7ueEP-fDYa4V4rVidngB_o6FUnwXN3VSAAAAAM6eGwBNBQAATQUAAAIAAAB7Q5YA118EAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gDg9AAAYG8DAQMCAQIAAIgAmCgxEAAAAAA./cnd=!mwbKPgjsyIwBEPuG2QQY178RIAQ./referrer=http://cdn.sharedaddomain.com/.../clickenc=

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