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:
2340398045e9c77f8317bd10b242d79e

SHA-1:
84a7903b52e5c86b0c0d62f116f47a55c10daee3

SHA-256:
aad27cf4397c48e3cef8b05fc1d8f7d02451392414edb2e6e8cf48996765c64f

Scanner detections:
37 / 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 9:39:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
2014.01.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.138.228

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-151126

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2016.0.2913

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

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

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25322
9.0.1.0330

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
8.15.11.26.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen (variant)
9.9276

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
11/26/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-26-11_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
15.11.22

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10807

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.1061

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.iBryte
v2015.11.26.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!09F11A54B550
5600.6569

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cqrpld
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2505000
14.03.25.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.26.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.EK4
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.TINYINSTALLER.Installer (M)
15.11.26.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A
23.00.65.151124

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.IBryte/Variant
9483

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.OYKBVZB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.330

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
25296

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.720
2.0.0.1776

File size:
2.4 MB (2,501,928 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:

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:
11/26/2013 8:36:25 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:q80sUQe6uce08/HRVb4kN2ApMqa/B0Bd+9HZ:msUQe6wxpR2ApMq0BB

Entry address:
0x56465

Entry point:
E8, 5E, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 5C, 49, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, F8, C4, 65, 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, 54, B1, 65, 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:
7.2644

Code size:
520.5 KB (532,992 bytes)

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