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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 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:
Premium Installer   (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0f1e765a970105188261ff7069375415

SHA-1:
843e5ddbf124a140d6c6402a88d6ecae5e4668aa

SHA-256:
05952e07d0c453b5474577fce9a76dc89b974a6b41085dee22d8c4726e36dc79

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:
2/8/2026 1:43:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
567

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
15.07.17

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.144.64

Arcabit
Adware.iBryte.BU
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-150717

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2016.0.3045

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.990

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BB
18128

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25200
9.0.1.0198

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.15.07.17.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-17-07_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.7.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1722

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2015.07.17.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
16.0.0.594

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IBryte.csqyno
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20150717

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2262824
14.04.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.17.04

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.7.17.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.15715

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.YHEVMVC
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
28378

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.720
2.0.0.1776

File size:
2.2 MB (2,274,088 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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2014 5:59:59 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:
12/13/2013 9:51:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/UwcJiLV/3RpbCyjlLKaEstI+EPelPwNe70B+KflBd:/iiLV/3RhCOiem5B+

Entry address:
0x51C25

Entry point:
E8, 62, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 0C, 49, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, D8, 77, 62, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 65, 8E, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C7, 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, 48, 8D, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 34, 64, 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:
7.2528

Code size:
502.5 KB (514,560 bytes)

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