SmileFiles

Posted: February 12, 2015

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Ranking:	17,136
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	831

First Seen:	February 12, 2015
Last Seen:	August 25, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

SmileFiles is considered a Possibly Unwanted Program by security experts because SmileFiles was developed by Webitar Production and may cause several problems on the computers it is installed. SmileFiles is advertised as a browsing helper, but the negative actions SmileFiles performs overpower the positive services it offers. SmileFiles can be installed on a computer when the computer user downloads free software from unknown sources. Once installed, SmileFiles will display various advertisements that will pop-up over the Web page the computer users are attempting to visit, disrupting their normal browsing experience. SmileFiles also may collect the computer user's search queries, IP address, visited sites and other information that may be transferred to its sponsors and used for marketing purposes. If SmileFiles is on your way and you want to stop its annoying activities, you should remove the SmileFiles extension with a malware remover.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

C:\Users\<username>\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\smilefiles_downloader.exe

File name: C:\Users\<username>\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\smilefiles_downloader.exe
MD5: d9b6b228664e200b4aada570cf604341
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Uninstall.exe (by http://smile-files.com)

File name: Uninstall.exe (by http://smile-files.com)
Mime Type: unknown/com)
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\SmileFilesSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SmileFiles

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%APPDATA%\SmileFiles%PROGRAMFILES%\SmileFiles%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SmileFiles

The following URL's were detected:

http://www.smile-files.com