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SmdmFService.exe

SmdmF Service

AZTEC MEDIA INC.

The application SmdmFService.exe by AZTEC MEDIA INC has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a windows Service named “SmdmF Service”. This file is typically installed with the program Assets Manager by Aztec Media inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Aztec Media Inc  (signed by AZTEC MEDIA INC.)

Product:
SmdmF Service

Version:
5.0.0.15946

MD5:
410210e683e26416ea9512b94554d9c8

SHA-1:
a27f09cf2869677c1f2da5f0fbdc4d65e62c0fa0

SHA-256:
749bf7925548f102ab83e99b1ca9020a143c320cd0e96a7287d1b8df89dfe7f6

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/12/2025 7:00:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Linkey.B
5637870

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchSuite
2015.03.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.189.158

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150416

AVG
Potentially harmful program Toolbar.SearchSuite
2016.0.3137

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win64.SearchSuite
4.0.3.15416

Bitdefender
Adware.Linkey.B
1.0.20.530

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Searchsuite-8
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20020

Dr.Web
Adware.Bandoo, Adware.Bandoo.255
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Linkey
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SearchSuite
4/16/2015

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

F-Secure
Adware.Linkey.B
5.13.68

G Data
Adware.Linkey
15.4.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15421

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SettingsManager.A
v2015.04.16.07

McAfee
Program.SearchSuite
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Linkey.B
16.0.0.318

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Bandoo.dpprwa
0.30.8.659

nProtect
Adware.Linkey.B
15.03.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
15.04.16.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.d3d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Aztec Media
15.4.16.15

Sophos
PUA 'SearchSuite' (of type Adware)
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9931

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0914
7.2.106

Trend Micro
ADW_SRCHSUITE.SM
10.465.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31534

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SearchSuite.Win64.427
2.0.0.1947

File size:
3.1 MB (3,203,088 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.0.15946

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2015

Original file name:
SmdmFService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\assets manager\smdmf\smdmfservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
5/20/2015 1:59:59 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:
3/22/2015 11:02:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:02UGkb6J0xnBHkT0+s5nNmokqn94IHRPcXwLLKWVNN82/9V5M0WXCBpX:nSxnBHkTnsH94oRPcA/98oX

Entry address:
0x147B14

Entry point:
E8, A4, AF, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 38, E9, 6A, 00, E8, A6, 84, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, FC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 3B, 45, 10, 7D, 13, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, CE, FF, 55, 14, 03, 75, 0C, 89, 75, 08, FF, 45, E4, EB, E5, C7, 45, E0, 01, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, AD, 84, 00, 00, C2, 14, 00, 83, 7D, E0, 00, 75, 11, FF, 75, 18, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4D, F8, FF, FF, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 57, 33, DB, 6A, 07, 33, C0, 59...
 
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Code size:
2.5 MB (2,599,424 bytes)

Service
Display name:
SmdmF Service

Service name:
SmdmFService

Description:
Serving SmdmF modules functionality

Type:
Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess


The file SmdmFService.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Assets Manager  by Aztec Media inc.
Asset Manager 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. Its is protected and difficult to remove.
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