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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 setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by TINY INSTALLER has been detected as adware by 36 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:
115e9ec6aa3aa8390e2fa226d0f84b5c

SHA-1:
d54282803bceadc9a50e44148fbbe85ace00afe7

SHA-256:
9cc508b3438613e23571dc4b9601de13bd62c5aa08bf90ec5b0151a34a67720f

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
11/5/2024 8:26:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
374

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.AdWare
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
16.01.26

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/iBryte.Gen
7.11.141.146

avast!
Win32:IBryte-BY [PUP]
2014.9-160126

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic
2017.0.2852

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.130

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc5e.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Adware.iBryte.BC
18055

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25322
9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.01.26.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.J.gen application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte_I
1/26/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-b6581ad9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-26-01_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Ibryte
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.756

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.01.26.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!6D749FF3E3D3
5600.6508

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cssrny
0.28.0.58873

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160126

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.2252584
14.04.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.26.06

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)
16.1.26.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Injector!1.9C6C
23.00.65.16124

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
59

Total Defense
Win32/iBryte.OYKBVZB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Malware-Cryptor.iBryte
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.715
2.0.0.1774

File size:
1.9 MB (1,996,072 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\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:
11/7/2013 9:23:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rgmMumAsrCVQSTui9UfSOEErbME8QCgSWWB9+AvUJs+UOUqNB9VBqDup+OoyJaR3:HUlCVQST19oeK2YNAvU6+UOUN/oJaRZ

Entry address:
0x35795

Entry point:
E8, BE, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 4C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, B8, 08, 5E, 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, 14, F5, 5D, 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:
7.1956

Code size:
389.5 KB (398,848 bytes)

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

http://www2.fraps.com/setup.exe

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