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AssetsManager

AZTEC MEDIA INC.

The application uninstall.exe, “Assets Manager Uninstall” 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. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Assets Manager by Aztec Media Inc. 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:
AssetsManager

Description:
Assets Manager Uninstall

Version:
5.0.0.16109

MD5:
dd7170567102805394860b5d1dd389e7

SHA-1:
cb66902643864805e5495d929c28d0f94d6cf866

SHA-256:
c5b2cf8d25557f985caa388206f0f64c4d22cf814c199cd1c14c9ec1ed907b8e

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:
12/24/2024 6:44:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Aztec Media.Installer (M)
15.7.6.23

File size:
111.7 KB (114,408 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.0.16109

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AZTEC MEDIA INC.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/19/2016 2:59:59 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:
4DCD479A23FD2DC0994F996E411C47C1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 9:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:HweqOYEUXPn8MfaCZzLQY0ZOGpZSrtcp+Zkc:gEUXRfHNL638yMkc

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, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4479

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Assets Manager

Display publisher:
Aztec Media Inc

Display version:
5.0.0.16109

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Assets Manager\smdmf\Uninstall.exe /browser=all


The file uninstall.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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