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sfa.exe

Smart File Advisor

Totalpc

The application sfa.exe by Totalpc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘Smart File Advisor’.
Publisher:
Filefacts.net  (signed by Totalpc)

Product:
Smart File Advisor

Version:
1.1.2.0

MD5:
b1b4ce24be21581943736528c99088e3

SHA-1:
cd1c7f4242fb14b5fce166a8c9170231c3eeefc8

SHA-256:
8e05e3ad47066d31113b100925e86d5405433edbeb2d6f6c136101b93943172d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
9/7/2024 9:48:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Totalpc.D
14.8.8.0

File size:
277.1 KB (283,712 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010-2013 Filefacts.net

Original file name:
sfa.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\smart file advisor\sfa.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Totalpc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/22/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/23/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Totalpc, O=Totalpc, STREET=29 Coopers Mill Avenue, STREET=Dundonald, L=Belfast, S=Antrim, PostalCode=BT161WR, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00C41049E590A85A4E45F8DF4839AFAE52

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:w0OdOZAHDxhBtVxS9cAHBO9PMElEAR9SxbNeL/EWVQ:w0Oc8DfSSOOiDJ

Entry address:
0xBE180

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, F7, FF, C7, 87, C0, B0, 08, 00, 1F, D7, 25, 62, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
244 KB (249,856 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Smart File Advisor

Command:
"C:\Program Files\smart file advisor\sfa.exe" \checkassoc


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