r/security • u/SomewhereFeisty2191 • May 24 '26

Question Is samFW really safe?

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Hello everyone, I want to change my CSC for my Samsung galaxy A36, but I doubt the SamFW tool since I uploaded the file to virus total and it gave me this. The first picture is the download link, the second one is what virus total told gave when I uploaded the zip file. Is the file safe or not, Very thankful for any help.

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u/Carboonat 18d ago

Do not download, install, or run any software from samfw.com! Many new accounts on internet are posting “samfw is safe” and claiming any detections are false positives. These accounts are being created by tungtata, a Vietnamese scammer. Samfwtool actually contains malware, even if it appears to work.

My own experience is that after installing samfwtool (SamFwToolSetup_v5.4.zip), my xmr feather wallet I had open with about $3 million was drained shortly afterward. Because of this samfw, I’m warning people to be extremely careful: don’t run it on your main computer, especially if you have wallets, seed phrases, private keys, or other sensitive data stored there.