» updater_setup.exe
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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 38 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.

File name:

updater_setup.exe

Publisher:

Premium Installer (signed by TINY INSTALLER)

Product:

Premium Installer

Description:

Premium Installer

Version:

2.4.8.1

MD5:

8ebaa2c81df84c701b76a6bbddf739da

SHA-1:

e6279779ec7f00763a00e6313b79d60bb5a421c5

SHA-256:

be6a38ad9f54bcb6cce557c246ff36f4417178af889779f8e003aaa074fd8ea5

Scanner detections:

38 / 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:

2/8/2026 6:55:45 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.iBryte.BU

5673240

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]

2014.9-150423

AVG

Adware Skodna.Generic.ARQ

2014.0.4311

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

1.0.20.565

Bkav FE

W32.Clodc5e.Trojan

1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BB

18128

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.25200

9.0.1.0113

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.iBryte.BU

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/IBryte_I

4/23/2015

F-Prot

W32/A-b6581ad9

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware.iBryte.BU

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Adware.Ibryte

15.4.22

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of updater_setup(1).exe (Adware)

2015.7.24.21

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan.Win32.Buzus

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.176.11806

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte

14.0.0.2147

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A

v2015.04.23.04

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!09F11A54B550

5600.6786

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

16.0.0.339

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.IBryte.csqyno

0.28.0.59288

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1

03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2262824

14.04.18.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.04.23.04

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM10.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.iBryte.EK4

4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

Threat.Adknowledge.Bundler

15.4.23.12

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.iBryte!1.9E1A

23.00.65.15421

Sophos

iBryte Optimum Installer

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.IBryte/Variant

9918

Total Defense

Win32/iBryte.OYKBVZB

37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1114

7.2.113

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 (2,274,088 bytes)

Product version:

2.4.8.1

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:

12/13/2013 10:51:58 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:wUwcJiLV/3RpbCyjlLKaEstI+EPelPwNe70B+KflBd:wiiLV/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:

7.2527

Code size:

502.5 KB (514,560 bytes)

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