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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 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 113.171.224.241 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Aztec Media Inc  (signed by AZTEC MEDIA INC.)

Product:
SettingsManager

Description:
Settings Manager Install

Version:
5.0.0.13986

MD5:
9792c54a28fe25d507699c5369145984

SHA-1:
26f57fd27fd6f5ba669efae62f924092875477d5

SHA-256:
a7f66235024de7f192a8f2dd07c61e4666c96bb84cd226dca46c6b8e283e5b09

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:19:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
864

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchN
14.09.24

avast!
Win32:Vitro
2014.9-140924

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win64.SearchSuite
4.0.3.14924

Bitdefender
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
1.0.20.1335

Bkav FE
W32.Vetor.PE
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Worm.Brontok
0.98/19042

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
19593

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.246
9.0.1.0267

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
8.14.09.24.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite (variant)
8.10451

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SearchSuite
9/24/2014

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

F-Secure
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
11.2014-24-09_4

G Data
Win32.Application.AztecSystemK
14.9.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.1712319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite
14.0.0.3203

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Linkey.A
v2014.09.24.08

McAfee
SearchSuite
5600.6998

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.175.1381.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
15.0.0.801

Norman
Virut.CLHZ
11.20140924

nProtect
Virus/W32.Virut.Gen
14.06.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.09.24.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Virut.G
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.APN.Installer.U
14.9.24.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175AB27D!391819901
23.00.65.14922

Sophos
Generic PUA CG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0805
7.2.267

Trend Micro
PE_VIRUX.A-3
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Virut.06
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4120919
29800

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SearchSuite.Win64.637
2.0.0.1992

File size:
8.3 MB (8,658,800 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.0.13986

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\rheng\a42942d3b9e741fc866da42e9af97402\settingsmanagersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
5/19/2015 11:59:59 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 8:09:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:L9HQn3u5R3kYGTvZCW14DF9IIGmy8xe1NDUGo:pwYJkRwWKF9Gf8mNAGo

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file settingsmanagersetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://113.171.224.241/.../SettingsManagerSetup.exe

http://113.171.224.212/.../SettingsManagerSetup.exe

http://media.opencandy.com/p/1102/.../SettingsManagerSetup.exe

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