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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-54-192-75-42.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, 5661

MD5:
bdaf5aa8f37bd2eadff21a80c33c89e5

SHA-1:
25198c50d888e3ed60f0fc3fa947d47b1c57fc00

SHA-256:
5564f8c9b21bf87d28ed6be0eeec490fa98e764a518d66d47d0f3a05895da0cd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:35:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.6.15

File size:
3 MB (3,109,888 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5661

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:
2/6/2017 3:46:51 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x12AC90

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 (2,196,480 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-54-192-19-187.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-148.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.148:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-126-22.iad16.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.126.22:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-27.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-67.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-42.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-77.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.77:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-147.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-139.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-33.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-39.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.39:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-46.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.46:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-29.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.29:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-172.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.172:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-77.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.77:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-248.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.248:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-228.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.228:80)

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

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