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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-52-85-173-191.fra6.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, 5867

MD5:
4ccc03d0304432164b8538a113758115

SHA-1:
105846e0b86b6c108da48c155e2ec85b29b15e29

SHA-256:
d72706df1aa6acc184ad1b3673bd1894bd894b008cf3f7403c8987ccba80ed9c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:15:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.18.6

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5867

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:
2/17/2017 9:46:53 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x12AED0

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:
6.2457

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-52-85-151-39.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-191.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-248.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.248:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-251.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.251:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-220.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.220:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-123.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.123:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-49.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.49:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-24.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-195.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.195:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-147.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-55.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.55:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-44.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.44:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-182.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.182:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-98.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-55.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.55:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-198.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-170.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-138.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-21.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.21:80)

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