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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from mirror1.free-downloads.net.
Publisher:
Filefacts.net   (signed by Total Pc)

Product:
Smart File Advisor

Description:
Smart File Advisor Setup

Version:
1.1.1.0

MD5:
688c4ca0377490cf79ed61f580229165

SHA-1:
a893d4f8c879e48bcc8ef252c92ff6fe51de5f03

SHA-256:
d5fcc65b90dcc6305e0f40b94c876d49d2faa4c0611aca04ce5ecf38ac930d8d

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.

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 3:58:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Installer
15.5.21.14

File size:
571.8 KB (585,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010-2011 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:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
3/29/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2012 7:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Rna9m9uc4f+DoiSLg+KIecIaQC4uS8vffAK4scibWobWiF6v:RnaU9Euoi3+GVaAK4V4Woyv

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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Entropy:
7.9492

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://mirror1.free-downloads.net/sfa_inst.exe

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