uninstall.exe

ExpressFiles Application

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application uninstall.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 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address 199.195.196.180.static.midphase.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
http://www.express-files.com/  (signed by Faglaro Enterprises Limited)

Product:
ExpressFiles Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 496

MD5:
00002d19b6b0262a02978cff838cc642

SHA-1:
dc50b491c9bb9f00b23768db91de77b57f2cd5d8

SHA-256:
1ec61a9ec7909194e848f850823ae4586612425b97f71ac9c8f4c9ae9af2a611

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 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 7:46:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.426646
393

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.ExpressFiles
2013.11.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen2
7.11.110.152

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TSH [PUP]
2014.9-160107

AVG
Faglaro Enterprises Limited
2017.0.2871

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.426646
1.0.20.35

Bkav FE
W32.Clod935.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-8641
0.98/19423

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18025

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1440
9.0.1.07

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.ExpressFiles.AMN
8.16.01.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles (variant)
10.9854

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
1/7/2016

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.426646
11.2016-07-01_5

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
16.1.24

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
14.0.0.851

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ExpressFiles.A
v2016.01.07.07

McAfee
Artemis!93AB60794E97
5600.6527

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.426646
17.0.0.21

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.craswq
0.28.0.57029

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.693
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury.FaglaroEnterprises.Bundler (M)
16.1.7.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.ExpressFiles!1.9E64
23.00.65.16105

Sophos
Express Files
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1101
7.2.7

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNV.03KB13
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
29654

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.7

File size:
6.5 MB (6,768,224 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:
12/13/2012 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:
11/8/2013 3:31:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:MlV8mMNm/MB+x7CRj8fpqc2C8m+zqjXEfHqQUReYNa1nPcmCZPVYS06A1eUgag:Y8mcmUM680c2xHyUfTU3Na1nP/CZ+Jfg

Entry address:
0x11B72

Entry point:
E8, AE, 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, 07, 43, 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, F0, 1C, 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:
125.5 KB (128,512 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
ExpressFiles

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

Display version:
1.9.7

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\ExpressFiles\uninstall.exe"


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199.195.196.180.static.midphase.com  (199.195.196.180:80)

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