uninstall.exe

ExpressFiles Application

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application uninstall.exe by Faglaro Enterprises Limited has been detected as adware by 25 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 pr19.rapidgator.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
http://www.express-files.com/  (signed by Faglaro Enterprises Limited)

Product:
ExpressFiles Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 496

MD5:
21e11f84fa198e5fc432081202d14f66

SHA-1:
9c75b4f35d601578682d4f201971f6cfad08aefd

SHA-256:
f7284790ddc705db57e0313a0bd0e7518d8b085d807be94524ec4b0db9c3b734

Scanner detections:
25 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:49:57 AM 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]
2014.9-140323

AVG
Faglaro Enterprises Limited
2015.0.3389

Bkav FE
W32.Clod98e.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1440
9.0.1.0219

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

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles (variant)
8.8928

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
8/7/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.9893

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3440

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ExpressFiles.A
v2014.08.07.10

McAfee
Artemis!21E11F84FA19
5600.7183

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
23.00.65.14805

Sophos
Express Files
4.93

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0922
7.2.82

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
22464

File size:
6.2 MB (6,457,440 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 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/14/2015 2:59:59 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:
9/20/2013 6:13:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:wUJjh5+9PdrV4e2Z11Ln0JLgwbC8m+zpjXEfHqQUReYNa1Lwp1AiwFU7tdIAZpY:VzQnw11gJfbxHtUfTU3Na1A1Aiw6Q

Entry address:
0xDFB7

Entry point:
E8, B9, 6B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 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, B7, 42, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, 37, 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, 40, E1, 40, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9343  (probably packed)

Code size:
109 KB (111,616 bytes)

The file uninstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://pr19.rapidgator.net//.../index&session_id=4u37XCYQMhVtdo8N3oBB50CBrRb00IVL

http://pr19.rapidgator.net//.../index&session_id=3bVQgIRruAKK0RZSZaAHwduw4Qp2ux9Y

http://static.updatestar.net/dl/.../EFinstaller.exe

http://pr19.rapidgator.net//.../index&session_id=0kxZQxts9tbX2JTgkelHmTbecNTyKm1a

http://pr19.rapidgator.net//.../index&session_id=SGxbXaj3sRp275p7MB13H06OJCkTmF3Y

http://pr2.rapidgator.net//.../index&session_id=DjPGCbgkoT4zrijUo0i0o3CvZiUmKJbJ

http://www4.clicknupload.net:182/d/.../EFinstaller.exe

http://pr19.rapidgator.net//.../index&session_id=Qq1jxQMSprgNwfPBqxJfN7KSlCXmyXKC

http://pr2.rapidgator.net//.../index&session_id=PBIFooHDlFSFgHPsRManovm1XQMgchc2

http://pr2.rapidgator.net//.../index&session_id=YsOpR0yTN5GugOfyI9zY1ZWnv4FJJHBf

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