believing_is_seeing_observations_on_the_mysteries_of_photography_by_errol_morris.pdf_downloader.exe

Express Files Installer

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application believing_is_seeing_observations_on_the_mysteries_of_photography_by_errol_morris.pdf_downloader.exe by Faglaro Enterprises Limited has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SimpleFiles installer. It uses the ExpressFiles installer to bundle additional adware offers such as toolbars and web browser addons. The file has been seen being downloaded from inst.express-files.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
http://www.express-files.com/  (signed by Faglaro Enterprises Limited)

Product:
Express Files Installer

Version:
2,0,0,0

MD5:
771f2e4d2bae8df4fdf43cc28f019180

SHA-1:
10b07e594c2f04903d73c600c270a0ccfdb91ad1

SHA-256:
7a81c075aeb31232b7cf80269a1af3b9596346f09ac6a8a869bb8d3e3d36c5f1

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 7:14:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.ExpressFiles
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Expressfiles-A [PUP]
2014.9-141215

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.747
9.0.1.0349

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.ExpressFiles
8.14.12.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles (variant)
8.8230

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
14.12.24

McAfee
Artemis!332D3639F52B
5600.6915

MicroWorld eScan
Win32/ExpressFiles
15.0.0.1047

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FaglaroEnterprisesLimited.?
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_BL1329AD.TOMC
7.2.349

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
16882

File size:
4.1 MB (4,332,184 bytes)

Product version:
2,0,0,0

Copyright:
Copyright http://www.express-files.com/ (C) 2012

Original file name:
ExpressFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SimpleFiles

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/15/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/15/2012 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Faglaro Enterprises Limited, O=Faglaro Enterprises Limited, STREET="Konstantinoupoleos, 22", L=Nicosia, S=Aglantzia/Cyprus, PostalCode=2107, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DD2A4BBB66262A8FB4E084560573E908

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2012 7:26:46 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:DjeGtwH67DJw1AEt913+Umm30b02fHqQUReYNa1y0VIgkGr+VJmJG9:GGtwavJweEtP+83042fTU3Na1nVHxEJp

Entry address:
0xAC55

Entry point:
E8, CC, 55, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, E0, 99, 42, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, F7, 48, 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, D0, AD, 40, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF, 24, 85, E4...
 
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Entropy:
7.8855  (probably packed)

Code size:
95 KB (97,280 bytes)

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