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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 11 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a windows Service named “SmdmF Service”. 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 by AZTEC MEDIA INC.)

Product:
SmdmF Service

Version:
5.0.0.13531

MD5:
6d24f0ada11fbf5a961d511315b268e5

SHA-1:
c15a89f15deee803dfaaf92db9c083b56fe9741f

SHA-256:
3ceb15937f6a5ead4c623bcf31a5b1512828ed75fb7c5841968cd45396ccb166

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:42:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
7.1.1

AVG
Toolbar.SearchSuite
2015.0.3398

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite
14.0.0.3486

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SettingsManager.A
v2014.07.29.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AZTECMEDIAINC.M
14.7.29.20

Sophos
SearchSuite
4.98

File size:
3.4 MB (3,572,240 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.0.13531

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2014

Original file name:
SmdmFService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/28/2014 7:30:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2015 7:29:59 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:
7/28/2014 3:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/FCzw8tB8u0EcpANl2c+lIA14d3RB3GRdr4xH6L1ZA2rKLS2P2AE5NZlB0uTLvRt:GtB80cZXIAydr3GRdrkH6L1ZA7AZlj

Entry address:
0x14D284

Entry point:
E8, E4, AF, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 50, F7, 6E, 00, E8, E6, 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, ED, 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:
2.7 MB (2,831,872 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.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-174-129-232-60.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (174.129.232.60:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-227-231.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.227.231:80)

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