File Investigation Report
SFSRV.EXE
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Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:
- Fraudulent Security Program
- Worm
- Malicious Software
- Malware Dropper
File Behavior
SFSRV.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
- Adds products to the system registry
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Changes the Internet Explorer Home Page Settings
- This process creates other processes on disk
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Creates system tray popups, messages, errors and security warnings
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
- Terminates Processes
- Executes a Process
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Modifies the Active Desktop Background
- This Process Disables Other Security Products
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Executes Processes stored in Temporary Folders
- This Process is a file infector which modifies program files to include a copy of the infection
SFSRV.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Created as a process on disk
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
- Copied to multiple locations on the system
- Executed as a Process
- Executed from Temporary Folders
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- This program is often downloaded from the web
- Created by processes which appear to be checking for interception by security products
Country Of Origin
The filename SFSRV.EXE was first seen on Jul 29 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Prevx community:
- SPAIN on Jul 29 2008
- ESTONIA on Aug 1 2008
- GERMANY on Aug 7 2008
- The UNITED KINGDOM on Aug 11 2008
- The EUROPEAN UNION on Sep 3 2008
File Name Aliases
SFSRV.EXE can also use the following file names:
- 18944712.EXE
- SMART ANTIVIRUS-2009.EXE
- SA2009[n].EXE
- 77351242.EXE
- INSTALL[1].EXE
- 23854815.TMP
- 15604627.TXT
- INIT.EXE
- UNINSTALLER[1].EXE
- 37889086.DAT
- 4683LT[1].EXE
- 34051233.EXE
- RUN.EXE
- LWPWER.EXE
- STL_ORIG.EXE
- D100526[n].EXE
- DD71.EXE
- KOXMKPV.TMP
- START.EXE
- UI.EXE
- 70877497.DAT
- 4683LT[2].EXE
- 44062888.EXE
- 68085811.DAT
- 19830616.DAT
- 67518876.EXE
- 10741738.EXE
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 574,540 bytes
- 969,216 bytes
- 71,668 bytes
- 1,230,006 bytes
- 1,144,213 bytes
- 55,808 bytes
- 1,231,397 bytes
File Type
The filename SFSRV.EXE is used by multiple object types including executable programs,self extracting compressed files.
File Activity
One or more files with the name SFSRV.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- create folder C:\Program Files\Smart Antivirus 2009\
- create folder C:\Program Files\Smart Antivirus 2009\Suspicious
- create folder C:\Program Files\Smart Antivirus 2009\Infected
- Creates c:\program files\smart antivirus 2009\zlib.dll
- Creates c:\program files\smart antivirus 2009\vscan.tsi
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\desktop\Smart Antivirus-2009.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\start menu\programs\smart antivirus 2009\Smart Antivirus-2009.lnk
- Creates c:\documents and settings\user\application data\microsoft\internet explorer\quick launch\Smart Antivirus-2009.lnk
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