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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 35 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:
9bc652388f30d70e864849d172f91d05

SHA-1:
51b317cf97cf0aab0eb6db0e89cc910e26a6f28f

SHA-256:
687bc59044887b81be1a38daf2c7e2cab6730f69901dbf1d565afd29cbbce202

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/18/2024 5:35:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9783243
355

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Buzus
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
16.02.15

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.141.40

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
MalSign.TINY INSTALLER
2017.0.2833

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9783243
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.Clod685.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BAA
18041

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25426
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9783243
8.16.02.15.09

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

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.9783243
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9783243
16.2.22

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

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11652

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.02.15.09

McAfee
Artemis!41763996734A
5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9783243
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.cssrww
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.1738024
14.04.03.01

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:Malware.Graftor!6.4CE
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
59

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.USCK11ACN
7.2.46

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.USCK11ACN
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.blxe
28000

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Buzus.Win32.119211
2.0.0.1779

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:jvJJ7z7QrZ5lNLDh3JaU4VubE/n0/RohcP:Tf7z7kZ5LnaBVu4/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:
7.1485

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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