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internet explorer settings.exe

AZTEC MEDIA INC.

The application internet explorer settings.exe by AZTEC MEDIA INC has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Settings Manager by Aztec Media Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e6701786ca9ffc3c69c7cb41bb1460e0

SHA-1:
f00a7d242f19231da65ca90cc42f4a3c462f2a25

SHA-256:
11a48de3b86039832a8faff15c28dc8a6308ded782f0b10141407dee5d73fa1e

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:18:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.IESetting.Adware
1.3.0.4959

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite (variant)
8.10164

F-Prot
W32/SearchSuite.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Searchsuite
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite
14.0.0.3485

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.30.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.APN.AZTECMEDIAINC.AA
14.7.30.2

Sophos
SearchSuite
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31686

File size:
1.1 MB (1,198,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\settings manager\smdmf\internet explorer settings.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/29/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AZTEC MEDIA INC., OU=Development, O=AZTEC MEDIA INC., L=Panama City, S=Panama, C=PA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7DE0D719BBAF922D3A980DBD523B959A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/28/2014 11:27:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rRMJ1CZrtMVczSuVl8oSsAaTbcRA68BhJzoARDlhHPLoyeYc9l:rRz1tbz3A+EAZDoARDXHPLReYAl

Entry address:
0x43B6A

Entry point:
E8, B2, 64, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, D8, 3B, 44, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, BE, 85, 01, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, FD, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 41, 04, 64, 8B, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.2842

Code size:
776 KB (794,624 bytes)

The file internet explorer settings.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Settings Manager  by Aztec Media Inc.
This is an adware web browser add-on that injects advertising in the user's browser as well as hijacks various browser settings such as the home page, search provider and new tab page.
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