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ExpressFiles Application

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application installer.exe by Faglaro Enterprises Limited has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SimpleFiles installer. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. 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:
3e079625e12baee169f487199bb2a318

SHA-1:
6e9788c8f1e6be5d8fbadde71988c735ac52cafe

SHA-256:
f9f0fd9752d80bddbed6368876e495428d22febbfb4d24f23ace4d31e3046b9e

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The installer may include an offer for the Babylon Toolbar (a homepage/search hijacker), which is potentially installed with minimal user consent.

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:
12/27/2024 7:56:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
811

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.ExpressFiles
2013.11.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.110.152

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TSH [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
MalSign.Faglaro Enterprises Limited
2015.0.3289

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.ExpressDownloader
4.0.3.141115

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
1.0.20.1595

Bkav FE
W32.Clod935.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-8641
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19383

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1440
9.0.1.0319

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
8.14.11.15.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/ExpressFiles
11/15/2014

F-Prot
W32/ExpressFiles.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
11.2014-15-11_7

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ExpressFiles
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11984

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2942

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ExpressFiles.A
v2014.11.15.03

McAfee
PUP-FJJ!FD90B2D4980C
5600.6945

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.2279.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
15.0.0.957

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.craswq
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FaglaroEnterprisesLimited.J
14.11.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.ExpressFiles!1.9E64
23.00.65.141113

Sophos
Express Files
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0430
7.2.319

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
28884

File size:
8.2 MB (8,606,856 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\installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Faglaro Enterprises Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/12/2012 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/13/2015 9:59:59 PM

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:
7/7/2014 11:52:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:VV/M2Za8mcmUM6+76mjWhNXfTU3Na1LWSRA5THfO4qZ+n:VV/HRmR5kNXfQdaRRRA9Hfg8

Entry address:
0x3760E

Entry point:
E8, FD, E1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, C8, 7A, 46, 00, E8, 3C, 77, 00, 00, E8, 3A, 29, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 90, E1, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 60, 9E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
338.5 KB (346,624 bytes)

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

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

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