SmdmFService.exe

SmdmF Service

AZTEC MEDIA INC.

The application SmdmFService.exe by AZTEC MEDIA INC has been detected as adware by 23 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:
5.0.0.14357

MD5:
7b86ce5360b73a2f284ab062aaee119d

SHA-1:
e1f49a0e465cfec4b046016120e64d78106d9ca0

SHA-256:
18d9b2fc7abb4d27d39defeb6f3303b249266e8a6084610ba8bbda6e244a147d

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 6:39:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchSuite
2014.09.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.183.182

AVG
Potentially harmful program SearchSuite.E
2014.0.4189

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win64.SearchSuite
4.0.3.141025

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SearchSuite
10/25/2014

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

G Data
Win32.Application.AztecSystemK
14.10.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SettingsManager.A
v2014.10.25.09

McAfee
Artemis!737F15C9062D
5600.6967

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SearchSuite.dhgvft
0.28.6.62995

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.E
14.10.25.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.d3d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.AZTECMEDIAINC.M
14.10.25.9

Sophos
SearchSuite
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0806
7.2.298

Trend Micro
HS_SRCHSUITE.SM
10.465.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31534

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SearchSuite.Win64.427
2.0.0.1914

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

Product version:
5.0.0.14357

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
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/29/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 12:59:59 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:
10/23/2014 9:06:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:MYC3wiSmUcNefPEY8U8hTDIW7Qs54QDntRRSHx+LwZDIjirS2J0sa358+Bvni2ee:bmUcePCdIWMs5DntR4Hx+LwZfuC+X

Entry address:
0x14D284

Entry point:
E8, A4, AF, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 60, F7, 6E, 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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Entropy:
6.3970

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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