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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.filefacts.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Filefacts.net   (signed by Total PC)

Product:
Smart File Advisor

Description:
Smart File Advisor Setup

Version:
1.1.8.0

MD5:
c063c013246499269239140e90471df2

SHA-1:
7c09bc84324096f1d6aa68ca88d8d92f702b03b4

SHA-256:
dfdded565a5572ca54b41eba09eb6f57f323c56bcac7c5fe48b05249fc955840

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:
11/23/2024 1:24:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/SmartFileAdvisor.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11362

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.5.21.14

File size:
1.7 MB (1,757,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.8

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010-2015 Filefacts.net

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Total PC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/17/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Total PC, O=Total PC, STREET=Unit A6 Dundonald Enterprise Park, STREET=Carrowreagh Road, STREET=Dundonald, L=Belfast, S=Antrim, PostalCode=BT161QT, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00B2DF3698915A5B9CA523FD5D2457DB45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:cauBfiIlzPRbj+ka9Xt7/gBIIvVH/XZjAeClTbHX:RCzGkan7/gBIInB+X

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 8 URLs.

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

http://sfa-mirror.filefacts.com/sfa_inst.exe

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

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

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

http://smart-file-advisor.software.informer.com/.../

http://mirror3.filefacts.com/.../sfa_inst.exe

http://www.filefacts.com/.../6095

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