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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-54-230-182-66.icn50.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, 5901

MD5:
70f1fb1e41827257e2c2105595b738d2

SHA-1:
210a7d6a475d94af75efaeeb67152e150fce1fc2

SHA-256:
f3947a3cf5be18c9aec2d072d794d78014750ba0675cc9d3e2a2de6c1fc5c9cd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:24:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.20.0

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5901

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
smu.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2017 1:47:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2E20

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 38, 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, 58, 6B, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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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-54-192-159-178.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.178:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-124.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.124:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-239.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.239:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-203-167.tpe50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.203.167:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-74.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.74:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-159.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.159:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-87.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.87:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-134.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.134:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-186.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.186:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-141-204.sfo5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.141.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-108-30.nrt53.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.108.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-96.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.96:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-209.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.209:80)

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