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ExpressFiles Application

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application installer.exe by Faglaro Enterprises Limited has been detected as adware by 32 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:
db48e7a873d0c392ff23afb0cb92073b

SHA-1:
e05db44e87aaf13a197fda66f744434f192e6759

SHA-256:
9edcb0f6e979a2fc3c7b257d133dbbbce18f77825e126d40e32e0ba962be258a

Scanner detections:
32 / 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 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:
11/24/2024 7:27:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
706

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.ExpressFiles
2013.11.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.110.152

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TSH [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
MalSign.Faglaro Enterprises Limited
2016.0.3184

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.ExpressDownloader
4.0.3.1531

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
1.0.20.300

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
9.0.1.060

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
8.15.03.01.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/ExpressFiles
3/1/2015

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
11.2015-01-03_1

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ExpressFiles
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11984

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2414

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ExpressFiles.A
v2015.03.01.06

McAfee
PUP-FJJ!FD90B2D4980C
5600.6840

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.2279.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.426646
16.0.0.180

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.craswq
0.28.0.57029

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.133001
11.20150301

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FaglaroEnterprises
15.3.1.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.ExpressFiles!1.9E64
23.00.65.15227

Sophos
PUA 'Express Files'
5.11

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0430
7.2.60

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
28884

File size:
8 MB (8,382,752 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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Faglaro Enterprises Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/13/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 12:59:59 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:
1/23/2014 5:00:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:V8mcmUM6ynFjchNXfTU3Na1cwpZ+IX6WwuP7:WRm9ONXfQdatzN9P7

Entry address:
0x2B6F6

Entry point:
E8, 28, BA, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, 44, 93, 45, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, DF, 5C, 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, 70, B8, 42, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24, 85, 84, B7...
 
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Code size:
262.5 KB (268,800 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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