What is SlimServiceFactory.exe?

SlimServiceFactory.exe is part of SlimService and developed by SlimWare Utilities, Inc. according to the SlimServiceFactory.exe version information.

SlimServiceFactory.exe's description is "SlimServiceFactory"

SlimServiceFactory.exe is digitally signed by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc..

SlimServiceFactory.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\SlimService\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SlimServiceFactory.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SlimServiceFactory.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSlimService
Company nameSlimWare Utilities, Inc.
File descriptionSlimServiceFactory
Legal copyrightCopyright 2013-2018 SlimWare Utilities, Inc.
Product version1.2.0
File version1.2.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSlimService
Company nameSlimWare Utilities, Inc.
File descriptionSlimServiceFactory
Legal copyrightCopyright 2013-2018 SlimWare Utiliti..
Product version1.2.0
File version1.2.0

Digital signatures [?]

SlimServiceFactory.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSlimware Utilities Holdings, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number3063b3a740c1cdfdf8bb9e6c331ad7de

VirusTotal report

6 of the 73 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SlimServiceFactory.exe file. That's a 8% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Comodo Malware@#3ub38hegd34a3
Cyren W64/S-c1588b72!Eldorado
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.2505
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Slimware.C potentially unwanted
Fortinet Riskware/Slimware
VBA32 SigAdware.SlimwareUtilitiesHoldingsInc
6 of the 73 anti-virus programs detected the SlimServiceFactory.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AppID",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\AppID\\{149622B2-F1C5-492D-BFDF-8E5ED85854A0}"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1582167188.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\3ca215f11204b05e29a3202c9f25c390866c0a3c4e378b6002161eb0a3ff262b.bin",
        "process_name": "3ca215f11204b05e29a3202c9f25c390866c0a3c4e378b6002161eb0a3ff262b.bin",
        "pid": 2924,
        "summary": {
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AppID",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Classes\\AppID\\{149622B2-F1C5-492D-BFDF-8E5ED85854A0}"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1582167188.5625,
        "ppid": 2892
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "E:\\BuildAgent\\work\\7406fe3c3ffd51a9\\bin\\x64\\Release\\SlimServiceFactory.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "REGISTRY",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "TYPELIB",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.452913246392518,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x0000fe00",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00033000",
                    "entropy": 7.452913246392518,
                    "name": ".rsrc",
                    "virtual_size": "0x0000fd48"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.2560483870967742,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0786499977111816,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3130,
            "time": 3.0124409198760986,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3458,
            "time": 1.0344769954681396,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3786,
            "time": 3.022088050842285,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4114,
            "time": 1.536250114440918,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4442,
            "time": -0.08280801773071289,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4770,
            "time": 1.11126708984375,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11240,
            "time": 1.0681629180908203,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15432,
            "time": 3.1413309574127197,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "75486aff3d0807b10514f969cfa3ddd83fe74a164b7dd8e3cf58f3c6753314c4",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "7ac9917e035e892afca6544a851539bd98e8368355c44a6e90797db25c073a32",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

SlimServiceFactory.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove SlimServiceFactory.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SlimServiceFactory.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SlimServiceFactory.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate SlimServiceFactory.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SlimServiceFactory.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate SlimServiceFactory.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\SlimService\SlimServiceFactory.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SlimServiceFactory.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SlimServiceFactory.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SlimServiceFactory.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If SlimServiceFactory.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that SlimServiceFactory.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD56775a36db702f235be09a5a67536521c
SHA2563ca215f11204b05e29a3202c9f25c390866c0a3c4e378b6002161eb0a3ff262b

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to slimservicefactory.exe:

slimservicefactory.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

slimservicefactory.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

SlimServiceFactory has stopped working.

End Program - slimservicefactory.exe. This program is not responding.

slimservicefactory.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

slimservicefactory.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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