uninstall.exe

Express Files Installer

Faglaro Enterprises Limited

The application uninstall.exe by Faglaro Enterprises Limited has been detected as adware by 15 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/. 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 dc483.4shared.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:
b4c64156525e39fb9a1569fe211ba457

SHA-1:
f485b36cc25febd1ee9ff646e44cd5d9ac28c871

SHA-256:
9ea438495760653152bb984cd1a78d30bafec08102d163eec83adad2634f75f3

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:47:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.ExpressFiles
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Expressfiles-A [PUP]
2014.9-160218

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Bbylon
4.0.3.16218

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.EDown.FTVP
21829

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10546
9.0.1.049

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.ExpressFiles
8.16.02.18.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressFiles potentially unwanted (variant)
10.11499

G Data
Win32.Application.ExpressFiles
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ExpressFiles
t3scan.1.8.9.0

McAfee
Artemis!809864701CCC
5600.6485

MicroWorld eScan
Win32/ExpressFiles
17.0.0.147

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury.FaglaroEnterprises.Bundler (M)
16.2.18.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0808
7.2.49

VIPRE Antivirus
ExpressFiles Installer
39502

File size:
4.6 MB (4,798,072 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

Common path:
C:\Program Files\expressfiles\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2012 1:59:59 AM

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:
2/1/2012 9:30:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:hxTxxfYpPMefmC1Es3D40lELF/rpah+yoATnXKhJdCrWMiQm:h6ZRfgsTqah+yoinXKh7CM9

Entry address:
0x45BA18

Entry point:
0F, 89, 0A, A7, FF, FF, 68, C2, 84, C7, 1C, 0F, 8B, 5D, D2, FF, FF, 68, 8C, 1C, 7B, EA, 66, 89, 3C, 24, 60, C7, 44, 24, 20, 82, 71, 75, FB, 68, FA, EE, BF, 0A, 60, 66, 89, 14, 24, 8D, 64, 24, 44, E9, DD, 21, 00, 00, 84, D6, F2, AE, 60, 8D, 64, 24, 20, 0F, 85, 97, DA, FF, FF, 0F, 99, C1, 0F, 92, C5, 66, 31, CE, 89, F9, 66, D3, FE, F9, F9, 29, D9, 66, C1, EE, 09, 66, 0F, BE, F3, 66, F7, DE, 66, 0F, BE, F3, 89, E6, 60, 68, E6, D2, 2C, 2F, C6, 44, 24, 04, 7E, F9, 83, EF, 04, E8, DE, C2, FF, FF, 00, 00, 4C, 6F...
 
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Entropy:
7.8895  (probably packed)

Code size:
88.5 KB (90,624 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
ExpressFiles

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

Display version:
1.2.0

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


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

http://dc483.4shared.com/download/.../express-files.exe

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