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sfa_inst.exe

Smart File Advisor

Total PC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application sfa_inst.exe, “Smart File Advisor Setup ” by Total PC has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.filefacts.net.

File name:

sfa_inst.exe

Publisher:

Filefacts.net (signed by Total PC)

Product:

Smart File Advisor

Description:

Smart File Advisor Setup

Version:

1.1.4.0

MD5:

4f743a575a00c44520bf8131bbf4e6c2

SHA-1:

33a1ae77e9ea08c4725743c3f91657ad19f4525a

SHA-256:

5d33a1aa96443e8e38adb0783d551908746495dd02403a9940a5ff31143443d2

Scanner detections:

2 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

12/25/2024 5:14:11 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

ESET NOD32

Win32/SmartFileAdvisor

8.10227

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.Installer

15.5.21.14

File size:

1.1 MB (1,202,400 bytes)

Product version:

1.1.4

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\sfa_inst.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Total PC

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

8/4/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/5/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Total PC, O=Total PC, STREET=29 Coopers Mill Avenue, STREET=Dundonald, L=Belfast, S=Antrim, PostalCode=BT16 1WR, C=GB

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

5F67D1054FC00B19C29BA890E916C441

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:qnaAgYalzjiAbi0LnCpVZoYORmPbR91GvmM73Va8zkBU1:qaGalniAbi0epfoYAmPbRrGvmqla8zka

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file sfa_inst.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filefacts.net/.../sfa_download.php

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