uninstall.exe

ExpressFiles Application

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application uninstall.exe by Faglaro Enterprises Limited has been detected as adware by 22 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
http://www.express-files.com/  (signed by Faglaro Enterprises Limited)

Product:
ExpressFiles Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 496

MD5:
2e0f09c369905436e333a3a6a799dd1e

SHA-1:
4d316f2f600e7ef1742318fc28a7e4b2d7f11642

SHA-256:
829d9a66cd8e65871fea0db36cc7d09b0bf5b7d77da3491f2e087cbf008d473a

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
11/24/2024 7:17:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.ExpressFiles
2013.11.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.110.152

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TSH [PUP]
2014.9-140805

AVG
Faglaro Enterprises Limited
2015.0.3391

Bkav FE
W32.Clod935.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1440
9.0.1.0217

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.ExpressFiles.AMN
8.14.08.05.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles (variant)
8.8402

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
8/5/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
14.8.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10814

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3451

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ExpressFiles.A
v2014.08.05.05

McAfee
Artemis!93AB60794E97
5600.7047

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.craswq
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FaglaroEnterprisesLimited.J
14.8.7.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.ExpressFiles!1.9E64
23.00.65.14803

Sophos
Express Files
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
7.2.217

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
18352

File size:
4.7 MB (4,876,896 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

Digital Signature
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:
3/21/2013 4:15:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:YT3DMje+qRp+cyI87RNh0dWGlfHqQUReYNa1tlIU7tdIASaQqows:w3Dl+q187Rn6llfTU3Na1tl7Jxq

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:
7.8965  (probably packed)

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

The file uninstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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