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Search Module Ltd.

The application smu.exe, “Search Module Update Service” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Search Module Update”. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-230-150-240.sin2.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Search Module Ltd.

Product:
W

Description:
Search Module Update Service

Version:
2, 6, 8, 6123

MD5:
a426f298532b18ddcc28e6cbf321d9ca

SHA-1:
0d8f9f778dc211ced1907d16a0e9b33d7499ec04

SHA-256:
3aae73c1041a335b088f3a5ae20ecda094ef1821fdf3eb49661c3b0bb9465bc6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 7:51:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.3.6.7

File size:
3 MB (3,110,400 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 6123

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
smu.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\noobzo\gnupdate\smu.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2017 11:16:43 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x12AEA0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 57, 09, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 66, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 58, 18, 48, 89, 70, 20, 48, 89, 50, 10, 48, 89, 48, 08, 57, 41, 56, 41, 57, 48, 83, EC, 30, 49, 8B, F1, 4D, 8B, F8, 4C, 8B, F2, 48, 8B, F9, 33, DB, 48, 89, 58, E0, 88, 58, D8, 49, 3B, DF, 74, 1F, 48, 8B, CE, E8, AA, 04, 00, 00, 48, 8B, CF, FF, D6, 49, 03, FE, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 50, 48, FF, C3, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 28, EB, DC, C6, 44, 24, 20, 01, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 60, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 68, 48, 83, C4, 30, 41, 5F, 41, 5E...
 
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Entropy:
6.2444

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,196,992 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Search Module Update

Service name:
SMUpd

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-204.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-210.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.210:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-230.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.230:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-240.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.240:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-97.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.97:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-193.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.193:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-203-163.tpe50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.203.163:80)

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