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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, “Premium Installer ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 37 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2cfb60e249493a3237187d20892a8820

SHA-1:
676418ca6b45366f394b0c831708d24e4d1369cf

SHA-256:
997d3fa0b7947d8ca0e736864fc50aed0580a566f0c4ddabe20e0e0b7480538d

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/25/2024 8:36:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
393

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2014.01.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.138.228

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160108

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2871

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.40

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BD
17589

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25322
9.0.1.08

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.01.08.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen (variant)
10.9276

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
1/8/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-08-01_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.22

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10807

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.849

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.01.08.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!09F11A54B550
5600.6527

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.24

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cqrpld
0.28.0.57029

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160108

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2505000
14.03.25.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.08.05

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)
16.1.8.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.16106

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9399

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.OYKBVZB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.8

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
25296

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.720
2.0.0.1776

File size:
2.2 MB (2,317,608 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 7:59:59 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:
12/4/2013 11:47:21 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:HHmNzSW9N4d7hnFewgPHe5Ebc3kADB3SOAbEBpMcr9Bd1v:nmzSW9N49hFu+1lDBTBp1r

Entry address:
0x4B3F5

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, AC, 48, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 78, F5, 62, 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, E1, 62, 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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Entropy:
7.2633

Code size:
476.5 KB (487,936 bytes)

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

http://secure.oi-installer4.com/o/.../Updater_Setup.exe

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