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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:
3f81de852a550b765f2eb0fb92f58df3

SHA-1:
7b612e06f0acd26ae5bd87aacf95eb950bc27dad

SHA-256:
f64f64863425f6ccc64f0de39b33c9ee8d7d04d5249c8de83a0668ea7443fade

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
5/7/2024 7:19:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
389

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]
2014.9-160112

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2867

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.60

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25322
9.0.1.012

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.01.12.08

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
1/12/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-12-01_3

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
14.0.0.828

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2016.01.12.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!09F11A54B550
5600.6523

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.36

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cqrpld
0.28.0.57029

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160112

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2505000
14.03.25.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.12.08

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)
16.1.12.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.16110

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9390

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.OYKBVZB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.12

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 MB (2,132,776 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:
11/8/2013 4:47:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KaFGRmKvGg/3vXVmWJ2aBFgn2SgM7Sgq0lxmDvCHRKcBNpEd8KRZSuHveHxry9d+:gRmKvGaFjm5gM7VNxjqaayBGGQd

Entry address:
0x38E85

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 7C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 19, 60, 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, 34, 06, 60, 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:
7.2559

Code size:
403 KB (412,672 bytes)

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

http://mot.sitescoutadserver.com/click?clid=d018f94192&rand=1384151097675&sid=170839&cm=http://nym1.ib.adnxs.com/click?9S1zuiwm2j_1LXO6LCbaPwaBlUOLbBRA9S1zuiwm2j_1LXO6LCbaP0sEGqLjIzNDTjooBL7DNH05eIBSAAAAAFBAGABNBQAATQUAAAIAAAB7Q5YAteEEAAAAAQBVU0QAVVNEACwB-gBdNQAAZawDAQMCAQIAAIgA9iHZ6wAAAAA./cnd=!fgY1PgjsyIwBEPuG2QQYtcMTIAM./referrer=http://cdn.sharedaddomain.com/.../clickenc=

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