cisco_anyconnect_vpn_client_3.1_download_free_downloader_dk_99250.exe

ExpressFiles Application

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application cisco_anyconnect_vpn_client_3.1_download_free_downloader_dk_99250.exe by Faglaro Enterprises Limited has been detected as adware by 13 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 inst.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:
601d1fd31ee2b0c1475547922213802b

SHA-1:
2eb3da8bd377ae4d2104901cc06b14966337dcd2

SHA-256:
181083f08d960949fcd827bbbb9299106730e2e0c636e8f1bb7b5334494c141c

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:07:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.ExpressFiles
2014.03.06

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TSH [PUP]
2014.9-140410

AVG
MalSign.Faglaro Enterprises Limited
2015.0.3509

Bkav FE
W32.Clod210.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles (variant)
8.9506

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11351

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ExpressFiles.A
v2014.04.10.03

McAfee
Artemis!601D1FD31EE2
5600.7165

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.craswq
0.28.0.58101

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FaglaroEnterprisesLimited.
14.8.7.22

Sophos
Express Files
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
27118

File size:
6.5 MB (6,805,600 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\cisco_anyconnect_vpn_client_3.1_download_free_downloader_dk_99250.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:
4/11/2013 6:54:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:43Dl+q18Kcd8lfTU3Na1rbxe8cmh0zRV4Y+Pleiw6w:43Dl+C8PSfQda3e8b0bKel6w

Entry address:
0xDDF7

Entry point:
E8, C9, 6B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
109 KB (111,616 bytes)

The file cisco_anyconnect_vpn_client_3.1_download_free_downloader_dk_99250.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://inst.express-files.com/.../knNmvMUnUL PPkW9gjFLtN8RT67TEF JnVYD1MlJSZ1jBFOFYUpwwj1dMocwTnnOJLp2xCK3ZA==

http://inst.express-files.com/j5GVdkzkjGlH5 N JPq0Inrd yN37oouY qaIHetkn18tcsxR7yFNFa73G8E6sFTGPKUEVvGjgZfgMBaCtwnAEuOchorlDRJcMUrCznFILB4yy2wYzYqvA==