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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-52-85-63-72.lhr50.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, 5761

MD5:
c4410e1fb24ac0c6f6a79fc10b5fd39e

SHA-1:
491217e2771263771119d3739cf792769441a3c9

SHA-256:
38c779514dd23dccfdec78f2851a6ec2f9bb9d96b62c4b86958e8e3dd2bf154f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:09:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.12.12

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5761

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:
2/12/2017 3:46:57 AM

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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Entropy:
6.2438

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-52-85-173-115.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.115:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-31.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-30.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-33-219.mnl50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.33.219:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-123.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.123:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-41.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-33-54.mnl50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.33.54:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-33-128.mnl50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.33.128:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-43.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.43:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-201.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-135.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.135:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-194.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.194:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-166.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.166:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-195.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.195:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-33-37.mnl50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.33.37:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-33-176.mnl50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.33.176:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-246.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.246:80)

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

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