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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 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:
9a9c410f80c8271a6436275263b193a8

SHA-1:
31c61e087cf31e02099aa24609f0b8b2a69fe0fa

SHA-256:
756bcc4adf68fbd40f64a5c0e392f48a6c32070f179d9f35034e6cbe817d0d2f

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:
4/25/2024 11:32:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.5
354

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Kryptik
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2014.10.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.180.60

avast!
IBryte-GK [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2832

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
19867

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

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.15.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.Q application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/PremiumInstaller
2/15/2016

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

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.IBryte
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TinyInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.185.14042

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.657

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.03

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

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.csnugn
0.28.2.62841

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

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.1791272
14.11.17.01

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)
16.2.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Kryptik!6.A4F
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9322

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119441
2.0.0.1984

File size:
1.8 MB (1,867,560 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:
6/3/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
11/4/2013 10:13:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:vwa21gycvUYDB9N3fXy0OAZ5l40IyxTT3Hd6ek:B21gycs69Nvvt2yxTJs

Entry address:
0x361F5

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, 78, 08, 5C, 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, D4, F4, 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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Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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