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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 28 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:
5a94fa8bfb56ed41edc6fe69a3dd066d

SHA-1:
72cb67f0c6c494a372bdeb63518bbbc9843875e5

SHA-256:
6bb5aa6c46820749f5181a038f545935658f4a01fec6b20613e6b11252d6acc4

Scanner detections:
28 / 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 6:02:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
911

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
14.04.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.224

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-140417

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3501

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.1100

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BB
18038

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25246
9.0.1.0107

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
8.9629

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-08-08_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of updater_setup(1).exe (Adware)
2014.7.6.23

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11637

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.4000

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2014.04.17.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
15.0.0.660

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2224936
14.04.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.17.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TINYINSTALLER.N
14.8.8.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.14415

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
27970

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.720
2.0.0.1776

File size:
2.1 MB (2,224,936 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:
12/2/2013 10:15:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:1ss+dxkwJ45q+OiSmA3908rkW4XnsGBtBd0Bb:u5dxV45kLR41BG

Entry address:
0x4FE75

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, EC, 48, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, 7F, 61, 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, 54, 6C, 61, 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:
7.2406

Code size:
495 KB (506,880 bytes)

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

http://secure.oi-installer2.com/o/.../Updater_Setup.exe

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