What is Settings.dll?

Settings.dll is part of BoostSpeed and developed by Auslogics according to the Settings.dll version information.

Settings.dll's description is "Settings Library"

Settings.dll is digitally signed by Auslogics Software Pty Ltd.

Settings.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Auslogics\Auslogics BoostSpeed\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Settings.dll.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

VirusTotal report

2 of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Settings.dll file. That's a 3% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
DrWeb	Program.Unwanted.539
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.AuslogicsBoostSpeed

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\4e53b31c22dd19079450e1889b954d5232b5a01b75e7aa107eb7ded2d38c8a82.bin.dll",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\4e53b31c22dd19079450e1889b954d5232b5a01b75e7aa107eb7ded2d38c8a82.bin.dll.manifest"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\4e53b31c22dd19079450e1889b954d5232b5a01b75e7aa107eb7ded2d38c8a82.bin.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1577706784.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\rundll32.exe",
        "process_name": "rundll32.exe",
        "pid": 2924,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\4e53b31c22dd19079450e1889b954d5232b5a01b75e7aa107eb7ded2d38c8a82.bin.dll",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\4e53b31c22dd19079450e1889b954d5232b5a01b75e7aa107eb7ded2d38c8a82.bin.dll.manifest"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Windows Error Reporting\\WMR\\Disable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\4e53b31c22dd19079450e1889b954d5232b5a01b75e7aa107eb7ded2d38c8a82.bin.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1577706784.640625,
        "ppid": 2732
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".itext",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
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        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.18270206451416,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
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            "time": 6.144056081771851,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6074,
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            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
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            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 18948,
            "time": 6.23048210144043,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "a3f7cc1b42b03270bf99637952c0a11b80bd50f132aa2f0be572132c0a21cd4c",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "6c7099d9e2e9916bca5c2a97373de1ba6857a41e4a827013422694b0b21dea6e",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Settings.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Settings.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Settings.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Settings.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate Settings.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Settings.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Settings.dll in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\Program Files\Auslogics\Auslogics BoostSpeed\Settings.dll

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Settings.dll file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Settings.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Settings.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If Settings.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Settings.dll no longer appear in the scan result.

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