What is Settings.exe?

Settings.exe is part of eFootball PES 2020 and developed by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. according to the Settings.exe version information.

Settings.exe's description is "eFootball PES 2020 Settings"

Settings.exe is digitally signed by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd..

Settings.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\eFootball PES 2020\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about Settings.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Settings.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameeFootball PES 2020
Company nameKonami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
File descriptioneFootball PES 2020 Settings
Internal nameSettings.exe
Original filenameSettings.exe
CommentseFootball PES 2020 Settings
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameeFootball PES 2020
Company nameKonami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
File descriptioneFootball PES 2020 Settings
Internal nameSettings.exe
Original filenameSettings.exe
CommentseFootball PES 2020 Settings
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Konami Digital En..
Product version1.0.0.0
File version1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

Settings.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameKonami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number707c7795f13d2673242e00a6f76268c8

VirusTotal report

None of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Settings.exe file.

None of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the Settings.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
        "gdi32.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\1a2fd48b9917847a6c533b4cd9fe6db24bb2ab55aa5b4f7083a707fc4a4ca409.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards\\v4.0.30319",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\",
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\1a2fd48b9917847a6c533b4cd9fe6db24bb2ab55aa5b4f7083a707fc4a4ca409.bin.config"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
    ]
}

Generic

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    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\1a2fd48b9917847a6c533b4cd9fe6db24bb2ab55aa5b4f7083a707fc4a4ca409.bin",
        "process_name": "1a2fd48b9917847a6c533b4cd9fe6db24bb2ab55aa5b4f7083a707fc4a4ca409.bin",
        "pid": 2016,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\1a2fd48b9917847a6c533b4cd9fe6db24bb2ab55aa5b4f7083a707fc4a4ca409.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards\\v4.0.30319",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v4.0.30319\\",
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\1a2fd48b9917847a6c533b4cd9fe6db24bb2ab55aa5b4f7083a707fc4a4ca409.bin.config"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1587181987.5625,
        "ppid": 2448
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1587181987.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\Project\\pes20\\Product-PATCH10300\\Platform\\x64\\Settings\\settingsForm\\obj\\x64\\ReleaseF2P\\Settings.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 3,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.423534882179038,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x000ba200",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00002000",
                    "entropy": 7.423534882179038,
                    "name": ".text",
                    "virtual_size": "0x000ba0dc"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 7.727195774497278,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x00010e00",
                    "virtual_address": "0x000be000",
                    "entropy": 7.727195774497278,
                    "name": ".rsrc",
                    "virtual_size": "0x00010c4c"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 1,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.148018836975098,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2134,
            "time": 6.083454847335815,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2462,
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
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            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3118,
            "time": 4.637457847595215,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
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            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
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            "time": 2.984833002090454,
            "dport": 5355,
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        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3774,
            "time": 4.63330078125,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 7102,
            "time": 4.144779920578003,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11294,
            "time": 6.1950578689575195,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "e611101f9e6ff0b20c3703914fc1fd4c6d26e7e66480fa36bfe32e3377cd253f",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "bf8d36e47c3038a6653d4f22fe2792dca4a64561c144187d58e54c11bf741154",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

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Settings.exe (22 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD525b7f9cb56da1ff68f7bc167359d69cf
SHA2561a2fd48b9917847a6c533b4cd9fe6db24bb2ab55aa5b4f7083a707fc4a4ca409

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to settings.exe:

settings.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

settings.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

eFootball PES 2020 Settings has stopped working.

End Program - settings.exe. This program is not responding.

settings.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

settings.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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