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sfa.exe

Smart File Advisor

Total Pc

The application sfa.exe by Total Pc 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 Total Pc)

Product:
Smart File Advisor

Version:
1.1.1.0

MD5:
b2e01be3ec6be9acae41b5c7dc19a900

SHA-1:
e14d9fb021a9d2eb30f15e58da5036bade106133

SHA-256:
53349ea65dbae5f11626a079d5fec85b302338b72df9944e908356a4da8407e8

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:
11/27/2024 12:10:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.TotalPc
15.5.21.14

File size:
274.2 KB (280,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010-2011 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:
Total Pc

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/30/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/30/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Total Pc, O=Total Pc, STREET=29 coopers mill avenue, STREET=Dundonald, L=Belfast, S=Antrim, PostalCode=bt161wr, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00F9BAEE6A0D352EEBA49E9B8D15A73F81

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:a+0OQvyraxFldmueS6kMd+K6eIFyrJf86FzRWh9VK:a+0fvyraq66kMd+K6emuNN

Entry address:
0xBE1A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, F7, FF, C7, 87, C0, B0, 08, 00, 4D, 92, A4, 3B, 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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