AZTEC MEDIA INC. - 27% Detection Rate *
Did you just run into a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by AZTEC MEDIA INC.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite.e and PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite. The detection rate for the AZTEC MEDIA INC. files collected here is 27%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically see AZTEC MEDIA INC. when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the digital signature details for AZTEC MEDIA INC. with the following steps:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the AZTEC MEDIA INC. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click on the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by AZTEC MEDIA INC.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by AZTEC MEDIA INC. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also examine the address for AZTEC MEDIA INC., such as the street name, city and country.
Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the AZTEC MEDIA INC. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
AZTEC MEDIA INC. Files
The following are the AZTEC MEDIA INC. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/49 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 1/49 | systemkservice.exe |
| 1/49 | syskldr.dll |
| 8/54 | smdmf.dll |
| 1/51 | iedll.dll |
| 1/50 | systemk.dll |
| 16/45 | iedll.dll |
| 10/53 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 8/54 | ietlb.dll |
| 13/53 | iedll.dll |
| 7/52 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 1/50 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 2/53 | tbicon.exe |
| 1/53 | iedll64.dll |
| 1/50 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 11/54 | iedll64.dll |
| 18/55 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 17/54 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 18/56 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 15/54 | sysapcrt.dll |
| 16/53 | systemkmgrc2.cfg |
| 9/54 | iedll64.dll |
| 4/50 | systemkmgrc1.cfg |
| 12/53 | iedll64.dll |
| 8/57 | smdmfmgrc3.cfg |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the AZTEC MEDIA INC. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Toolbar.SearchSuite, Generic5.AZNR |
| Ad-Aware | Adware.Linkey.B |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Toolbar |
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.SearchSuite |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win64.SearchSuite.bA, Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.BQ, Adware.Win64.SearchSuite.AO, Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.BC, Adware.Win32.Bandoo.BAG, Adware.Win64.SearchSuite.AOcN |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Bandoo |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| DrWeb | Adware.Toolbar.246 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.C, probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.D, a variant of Win64/Toolbar.SearchSuite.A, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.U, a variant of Win32/AdWare.Bandoo.AG, a variant of Win64/Adware.Bandoo.A |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Linkey.B (B) |
| F-Prot | W64/SearchSuite.A.gen!Eldorado, W32/SearchSuite.A.gen!Eldorado, W64/SearchSuite.A |
| Fortinet | Riskware/SearchSuite, Riskware/Win64_SearchSuite |
| GData | Win64.Application.Searchsuite.E, Win32.Application.AztecSystemK.B, Win64.Application.AztecSystemk.C, Win32.Application.Searchsuite.D |
| Ikarus | PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f8e31 ), Trojan ( 004902691 ), Trojan ( 0049c77c1 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 0040f8e31 ), Trojan ( 004902691 ), Trojan ( 0049c77c1 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite.e, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.SearchSuite.c, not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.SearchSuite.r |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.SearchSuite.c.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.SystemK.A, PUP.Optional.Linkey.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!799056A22B41, SearchSuite, Artemis!5FF015184963, Artemis!0D3C15A50565 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | SearchSuite, Artemis!5FF015184963, Artemis!0D3C15A50565 |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.deayrh, Riskware.Win32.Bandoo.dbxsmn |
| Panda | Trj/CI.A, Trj/Chgt.A |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.d3d, HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen, HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen, Win32/Trojan.Adware.da6 |
| Sophos | SearchSuite |
| Symantec | Trojan.Semnager, WS.Reputation.1 |
| Tencent | Win64.Adware.Bandoo.Aiim |
| TrendMicro | ADW_SEARCHSUITE |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0710, TROJ_GEN.F47V0518, ADW_SEARCHSUITE, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0724, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1215, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0709 |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya | Adware.SearchSuite.Win64.402, Adware.SearchSuite.Win64.704, Adware.SearchSuite.Win32.5 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 13155 scan results for the AZTEC MEDIA INC. files. 3515 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 546a239ca30d7a98b656dadce4aa28e0
- 7de0d719bbaf922d3a980dbd523b959a