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SFAUpdater.exe

Smart File Advisor

Total PC

The application SFAUpdater.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 ‘SFAUpdater’.
Publisher:
Filefacts.net  (signed by Total PC)

Product:
Smart File Advisor

Version:
1.0.2.3818

MD5:
856fc8fc98853ffb3521d26f9b1c485f

SHA-1:
fda2e545d356f5211b17650dae3835187c4e6adf

SHA-256:
295febae525b4a4fda4bb18ae987d7f7109c0e4d5d40ece593409ad05ce11ad6

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:
5/2/2024 1:35:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.28.1

File size:
640.8 KB (656,144 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright(C) 2010-2015 Filefacts.net

Trademarks:
Filefacts.net

Original file name:
SFAUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Total PC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/17/2016 7:59:59 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:
3/18/2015 5:45:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VWUSMu0oltFZ0EYw2HIrlZzvDd1joL9Iq7GPFe+JghuBJz+Q4/9ix31:kUSMu0WtFiEgkltXjoL29PSujziIx31

Entry address:
0x1E87E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 00, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 10, EA, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.7728

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
548 KB (561,152 bytes)

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

Name:
SFAUpdater

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


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