g_installer.exe

ExpressFiles Application

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

The application g_installer.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program ExpressFiles by http://www.express-files.com/. The file has been seen being downloaded from express-files.com.
Publisher:
http://www.express-files.com/

Product:
ExpressFiles Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 496

MD5:
aca950b1066825004e1deee1d290370d

SHA-1:
79757e2307380b018343ddf40d940a671d3b267d

SHA-256:
4e0c39a505e9d622790c12bee0d625499dae50d1a71f685a66ad5c6c39fa0dfb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 3:35:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.httpwwwexpressfiles
15.1.19.11

File size:
6.3 MB (6,641,448 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)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2013 11:13:35 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:W4kV8mMNm/MB+x7CRj8fpqc2C8m+zqjXEfHqQUReYNa19cmCZPVYS06A1eUgai:S8mcmUM680c2xHyUfTU3Na19/CZ+Jfi

Entry address:
0x13C32

Entry point:
E8, DE, 7D, 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, E4, 4A, 43, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 4B, 1E, 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, B0, 3D, 41, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9323  (probably packed)

Code size:
135 KB (138,240 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"


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