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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-54-192-159-219.sin3.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, 5721

MD5:
5668608633852a04f092e6f5866d7bd5

SHA-1:
5b0775b731ccf9cd5ca6f259ab24cf28bcc5f264

SHA-256:
0014425e7cc7f2323df1db769a5c62c8c8404a3f4a2d8d086f67795d763a3004

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 1:22:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.10.0

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5721

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:
2/9/2017 5:46:23 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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Entropy:
6.2430

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-52-85-151-123.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.123:80)

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-52-85-151-159.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.159:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-246-210.sfo20.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.246.210:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-174-13.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.174.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-132.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-77-81.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.77.81:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-55.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.55:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-49.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.49:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-248.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-52-84-246-24.sfo20.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.246.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-43.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.43:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-62.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.62:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-8.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-61.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.61:80)

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