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smu.exe

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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-54-230-150-181.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, 5907

MD5:
a28ad1a6eb6b14fbd2d59127274c54a9

SHA-1:
137e805b533f9b81e4a63004604100fa52086e5f

SHA-256:
fd593b4087af3b49e1953679d80b0f5cb0370244e33f71c5a888e9821789c50d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:57:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.20.9

File size:
1.9 MB (2,042,880 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5907

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
smu.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2017 2:17:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2DE0

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 80, 6B, 5D, 00, E8, 1A, 08, 00, 00, 33, DB, 89, 5D, E0, 88, 5D, E7, 89, 5D, FC, 3B, 5D, 10, 74, 1A, 8B, 4D, 14, E8, 6C, 09, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, FF, 55, 14, 8B, 45, 0C, 01, 45, 08, 43, 89, 5D, E0, EB, E1, B0, 01, 88, 45, E7, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0E, 00, 00, 00, E8, 20, 08, 00, 00, C2, 14, 00, 8B, 5D, E0, 8A, 45, E7, 84, C0, 75, 0F, FF, 75, 18, 53, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7B, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, A0, 6B, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Entropy:
6.5338

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,479,680 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-54-192-159-33.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-133.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.133:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-95.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.95:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-160.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-172.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.172:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-199.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.199:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-46.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.46:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-195.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.195:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-120.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.120:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-96-84.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.96.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-30.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-80.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.80:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-249.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-175.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.175:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-106.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.106:80)

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