What is Settings Manager?

Settings Manager is software application developed by Aztec Media Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 52.09% of installations running this operating system. Settings Manager's installer is typically 20.00 MB in size and installs around 207 files. The most common release is 5.0.0.11471 with 95.24% of all installations currently using this version.

Settings Manager is most popular in the United States with 40.54% of installations residing in this country.

About Settings Manager?

This software is a web browser search and home page modifier designed to install a browser add-on and modify browser settings to direct search revenue. By default, the program changes the search provider to default-search.net and is part of the Linkey add-on and extension via the Linkeyproject.com. It runs in the background to protect the browser's home and search pages from being modified by other software. The software is often bundled with Linkey and installed through third-party distribution deals using download managers like Softonic.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Settings Manager.

SystemkService.exe (MD5: c27e6e2683138b6018db33ed845783df) has been flagged by 33 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	912	Adware.Agent.OGE
Agnitum Outpost	7.1.1	PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.SearchSuite
avast!	2014.9-140807	Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG	2015.0.3390	Toolbar.SearchSuite
Baidu-International	4.0.3.1487	PUA.Win32.SearchSuite.bD
Bitdefender	1.0.20.1095	Adware.Agent.OGE
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.14.08.07.10	Adware.Agent.OGE
ESET-NOD32	8.10181	probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.D
Fortinet FortiGate	8/7/2014	Riskware/Win64_SearchSuite
F-Prot	v6.4.7.1.166	W32/SearchSuite.A.gen
F-Secure	11.2014-07-08_5	Adware.Agent.OGE
G Data	14.8.24	Adware.Agent.OGE
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.1.6.1.0	PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
K7 AntiVirus	13.181.12898	Trojan
K7GW	13.181.12898	Trojan ( 0049c77d1 )
Kaspersky	14.0.0.3443	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite
Malwarebytes	v2014.08.07.10	PUP.Optional.SystemK.A
McAfee	5600.7046	Artemis!761022F4DB5F
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.7046	Artemis!761022F4DB5F
MicroWorld-eScan	15.0.0.657	Adware.Agent.OGE
nProtect	14.07.30.01	Adware.Agent.OGE
Panda Antivirus	14.08.07.10	Trj/Chgt.C
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.d3d
Sophos	4.98	SearchSuite
Symantec	8/7/2014 rev. 5	Trojan.Semnager
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.219	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0716
CAT-QuickHeal	8.14.14.00	WebToolbar.Win64.g6 (Not a Virus)
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	ADW_SEARCHSUITE
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.26.0	AdWare.Agent
VIPRE Antivirus	30356	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	2011.4.7.4223	Adware.Agent.3543056
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)

OldCoordinator_nshB58F.exe (MD5: 13ccd876b367c0f7935d4894c5239e5c) has been flagged by 19 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite!
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.SearchSuite
AVG	14.0.0.3986	Toolbar.SearchSuite
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	PUA.Win32.SearchSuite.BD
ESET-NOD32	10212	probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.D
Fortinet FortiGate	5.1.152.0	Riskware/Win64_SearchSuite
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/SearchSuite.A.gen!Eldorado
G Data	24	Win32.Application.Searchsuite.C
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite
K7 AntiVirus	9.182.12966	Trojan ( 0049c77d1 )
K7GW	9.182.12966	Trojan ( 0049c77d1 )
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite.e
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.SystemK.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Artemis!13CCD876B367
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013.2	Artemis!13CCD876B367
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.d3d
Sophos	4.98.0	SearchSuite
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	Suspicious_GEN.F47V0708

OldCoordinator_nsd5123.exe (MD5: 2c8d11ecf064685ebc4d351fa4349c91) has been flagged by 31 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware	12.0.163.0	Adware.SearchSuite.A
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	PUA.Toolbar.SearchSuite!
AVG	14.0.0.3964	Toolbar.SearchSuite
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.SearchSuite.BD
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.SearchSuite.A
CAT-QuickHeal	14.00	WebToolbar.Win64.g6 (Not a Virus)
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.599	Adware.SearchSuite.A (B)
ESET-NOD32	9957	a variant of Win32/Toolbar.SearchSuite.D
Fortinet FortiGate	5.1.152.0	Riskware/Toolbar_SearchSuite
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.SearchSuite.A
G Data	24	Adware.SearchSuite.A
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.6.1.0	PUA.Toolbar
Kaspersky	12.0.0.1225	not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win64.SearchSuite.e
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	PUP.Optional.SystemK.A
McAfee	6.0.4.564	Generic PUP.y
McAfee-GW-Edition	2013	Generic PUP.y
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.SearchSuite.A
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Trj/OCJ.F
Qihoo-360	1.0.0.1015	Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.ed4
Sophos	4.98.0	SearchSuite
Symantec	20131.1.5.61	Trojan.ADH.2
Trend Micro	9.740.0.1012	ADW_SEARCHSUITE
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	ADW_SEARCHSUITE
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.26.0	AdWare.Agent
VIPRE Antivirus	30356	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot	2011.4.7.4223	Adware.Agent.3543056
Antiy-AVL	1.0.0.1	RiskWare[WebToolbar:not-a-virus]/Win64.SearchSuite
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/SearchSuite.A.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus	9.182.12966	Trojan ( 0049c77d1 )
K7GW	9.182.12966	Trojan ( 0049c77d1 )
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)

Software Behaviors

Services:

SystemkService.exe runs as a service named 'Systemk Service2' (SystemkService2) "Serving SystemK modules functionality".
OldCoordinator_nshB58F.exe runs as a service named 'Systemk Service' (SystemkService) "Serving SystemK modules functionality".

Software Details

URL:

https://www.linkeyproject.com

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\settings manager\systemk

Uninstaller:

C:\Program Files\Settings Manager\systemk\Uninstall.exe /browser=all

Size:

20.00 MB

Language:

English

Settings Manager Executable Details

Primary executable:

SystemkService.exe

Name:

Settings Manager

Path:

C:\Program Files\settings manager\systemk\SystemkService.exe

MD5:

c27e6e2683138b6018db33ed845783df

SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE

uninstall.exe

74a5c52d2816adb60b3f828c5a481cfd

DLL

lpk.dll

3288f33be7634c85c251b01d2bab9ea8

DLL

Helper.dll

932846f5d71429cb636d6a68357645e8

EXE

Internet Explorer Settings.exe

9cdec384c7a0f02d8a3d269561aa77c4

DLL

systemkChrome.dll

4a98f72dcd208c98c6f2840c8e1e6a16

DLL

syskldr_u.dll

8b7be91b59c500d803975b31d6c65da7

DLL

syskldr.dll

50bee2c6a225097e64b9e6498a6fc4e8

DLL

sysapcrt.dll

ea0c5de803306d6c05805b248f5d97eb

EXE

systemku.exe

f25e35679cc49741cccd7746869295de

DLL

systemk.dll

88b3f8905affa0de727f2ff243b5c148