The sfa.exe process is also known as the Smart File Advisor and it belongs to the software Smart File Advisor. It is owned by Filefacts.net. There is only limited information accumulated from this process. The process contains a visible window. The process has a digital signature. The process starts when Windows starts. The application is not a Windows system file. The process can be taken off from the Control Panel’s Add/Remove programs applet and it seems to be a compressed file. The process contains a technical security rating of 4% dangerous, which makes the process very safe according to the users; however, it is suggested that the user run the process in a carefully devised manner in his or her computer system; the user needs to be aware of the probabilities that this application may have some possible dangers, such as virus, Trojan, spyware and other potential dangers that needs to be taken care of, as well taking the precautionary measures which can be performed whenever this program is being operated in order to promote the security for the user’s computer system. It is not advisable to terminate this program when it is not in use, as removing it may coax the system to behave erratically.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. sfa.exe. is used by Smart File Advisor, If you shut down sfa.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop sfa.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Smart File Advisor, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed sfa.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Smart File Advisor, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if sfa.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that sfa.exe, belongs to, in this case Smart File Advisor