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settingsmanagersetup.exe

SettingsManager

AZTEC MEDIA INC.

The application settingsmanagersetup.exe, “Settings Manager Install” by AZTEC MEDIA INC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SettingsManager

Description:
Settings Manager Install

Version:
5.0.0.11471

MD5:
de58020122facf8285562392dc7aea4f

SHA-1:
2ef54c04c3439645ff09f44efeda39aea75947af

SHA-256:
b85a3c467ec750ad6c4e486d103fddeeb2ad68f878f94fdc01e971fc57ffc62c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 5:25:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AZTECMEDIAINC.U
14.8.1.0

File size:
7.4 MB (7,807,304 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.0.11471

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\d9160999\settingsmanagersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/28/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
5/30/2013 1:09:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:6IvPrBwu1TyPwGhWX1h7G3Ovk8vnbmQFrzJjf8:p1WPwGKh6ec8vJ9U

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, BC, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3E, 47, 00, E8, 25, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 3D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, A3, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, 04, A3, 40, 00, 68, C0, BD, 46, 00, E8, 8F, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 40, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 7D, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9995  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file settingsmanagersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/2ef/54c/.../file?nvb=20140317204014&nva=20140318084114&token=02806f8d0f8d2d8cd2853&id_file=69677114&channel=WEB_SD&instance=softonic_en&type=RECOFFER&fdh=no&SD_used=1&filename=SettingsManagerSetup.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com//2ef/54c/.../file?id_file=69678114&channel=WEB_SD&instance=softonic_en&type=RECOFFER&fdh=no&SD_used=1&Expires=1396287468&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&Signature=F7GsY9APCghVEsfTLXqN20lpb0Rm5Wg1Onp0txy2WZHEUgg-2uBVf03sDeiYHWLaCbfIj2WFPL~OdxBPC2YOm~O42iTq15efdrenZzVXZDFmWBc9kUHQLlE-MBqw4Pu61XspG2aSiIx3TrMoXG19DpodEU7WC4uW8UFN6b5ukP0_&filename=SettingsManagerSetup.exe

http://download.cdn.aztecbe.com/cdn/partners/installmonetizer/.../SettingsManagerSetup.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/2ef/54c/.../file?nvb=20140328164913&nva=20140329045013&token=073d22bf95f2458abdf7d&id_file=69679830&channel=WEB_SD&instance=softonic_es&type=RECOFFER&fdh=no&SD_used=1&filename=SettingsManagerSetup.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-104-136.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.104.136:80)

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