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g_installer.exe

ExpressFiles Application

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application g_installer.exe by Faglaro Enterprises Limited has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SimpleFiles installer. It uses the ExpressFiles installer to bundle additional adware offers such as toolbars and web browser addons. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.express-files.com.
Publisher:
http://www.express-files.com/  (signed by Faglaro Enterprises Limited)

Product:
ExpressFiles Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 496

MD5:
05b2f60bde2edb008053e01d49829cbb

SHA-1:
25a576b192eea1078bd778ec3ea2e076627f05a3

SHA-256:
02b8fff4cae406af40df999b0b886a0b70284f2b9ee1d85eb268b1108abcee27

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/8/2025 4:06:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TSH [PUP]
2014.9-141203

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles (variant)
8.8528

McAfee
Artemis!05B2F60BDE2E
5600.6928

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FaglaroEnterprisesLimited.L
14.12.3.4

Sophos
Express Files
4.90

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0510
7.2.337

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
19310

File size:
6 MB (6,283,360 bytes)

Product version:
2,0,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright http://www.express-files.com/ (C) 2012

Original file name:
ExpressFiles.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SimpleFiles

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\_5apps\_5apps\__ownerdraw\g_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Faglaro Enterprises Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/13/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Faglaro Enterprises Limited, O=Faglaro Enterprises Limited, STREET=Boumpoulinas 11, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=1060, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
37B080A790663B8AF63D05448AD0343B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/21/2013 5:15:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Xv3DMje+qRp+cyI87RNh0dWGlfHqQUReYNa1ohs9IggpeV7klS+PlIU7tdIASaQG:f3Dl+q187Rn6llfTU3Na1oh0zRV4Y+P9

Entry address:
0xE507

Entry point:
E8, B9, 6B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, A4, A7, 42, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 47, 08, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 90, E6, 40, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9300  (probably packed)

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://www.express-files.com/EFinstaller.exe

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