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 is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program ExpressFiles by http://www.express-files.com/. 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 mywatchtones.com.
Publisher:
http://www.express-files.com/  (signed by Faglaro Enterprises Limited)

Product:
ExpressFiles Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 496

MD5:
7af52aa6561dc3ef49fd90c7468a0542

SHA-1:
af686481da8a8df90f0ac22c8c5e6302c25188e7

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:
12/26/2024 1:15:22 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]
2014.9-140410

AVG
MalSign.Faglaro Enterprises Limited
2015.0.3508

Bkav FE
W32.Clod935.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1440
9.0.1.0100

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.ExpressFiles.AMN
8.14.08.07.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles (variant)
8.8994

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
8/7/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
14.4.22

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
14.0.0.3440

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ExpressFiles.A
v2014.04.10.11

McAfee
Artemis!93AB60794E97
5600.7164

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
23.00.65.14408

Sophos
Express Files
4.94

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
7.2.100

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
22930

File size:
6.5 MB (6,766,176 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:\Program Files\expressfiles\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/12/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/13/2015 8:59:59 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:
11/1/2013 6:47:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:pU1V8mMNm/MB+x7CRj8fpqc2C8m+zqjXEfHqQUReYNa1+KcmCZPVYS06A1eUgaj:W8mcmUM680c2xHyUfTU3Na1F/CZ+Jfj

Entry address:
0x11522

Entry point:
E8, B0, 6B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, F7, 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, A0, 16, 41, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF...
 
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Code size:
124 KB (126,976 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
ExpressFiles

Display publisher:
http://www.express-files.com/

Display version:
1.9.7

Uninstall string:
"C:\Archivos de programa\ExpressFiles\uninstall.exe"


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

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