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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-52-85-151-248.hkg51.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, 5797

MD5:
680ad258b3b495da5e7140f5f9f54944

SHA-1:
391c25b986752f69db0b70ce6e59b088836f6fec

SHA-256:
6a17a19306c65c9d8dde4258012e6009928e35a8e1969f34a95af989b8d5afed

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:25:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.14.12

File size:
1.9 MB (2,043,904 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5797

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:
2/14/2017 6:47:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2E50

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 58, 6D, 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, 78, 6D, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Entropy:
6.5322

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-52-85-151-246.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.246:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-116.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.116:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-138.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-177.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.177:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-206.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.206:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-28.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.28:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-129-166.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.129.166:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-34.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.34:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-222.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-36.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.36:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-175.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.175:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-137.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.137:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-106.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-102.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-50.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-248.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.248:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-129-133.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.129.133:80)

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