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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 2 anti-malware scanners. 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-52-85-173-212.fra6.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, 5857

MD5:
ce1f4b8e8d5a8aafed79db52b28aad5c

SHA-1:
516a663ecd420f823216e8b978a0f15a8bc0d789

SHA-256:
72c175c62f778c66a0f1b7ade480c9c8fe8a36a0ee46cfca43fa8e22ea9b8f0a

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:43:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.17.16

File size:
1.9 MB (2,043,392 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5857

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:
2/17/2017 6:47:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2F30

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 28, 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, 48, 6B, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Entropy:
6.5313

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,480,192 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-52-85-151-87.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.87:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-165.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.165:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-233-118.nrt12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.233.118:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-37.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.37:80)

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-93.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.93:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-209.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.209:80)

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-31.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-24.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-156.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.156:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-14.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-118.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.118:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-249.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.249:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-195.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.195:80)

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