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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-54-192-75-188.hkg50.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, 6189

MD5:
a94ccacf2e75a8d71e7296945c899060

SHA-1:
1a37a198c5d13b403dc1127fb1d183913ca22674

SHA-256:
9a7356015e968e89e823ba8791e8cd642e396dee5ce9c84e3e6adcab376f7908

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:54:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.3.10.10

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 6189

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
smu.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/10/2017 11:46:26 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x12AEE0

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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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-54-192-75-188.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.188:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-84.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-80.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.80:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-76.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.76:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-164.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.164:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-168.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-15.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.15:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-129.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.129:80)

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