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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-54-192-203-84.fra50.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, 5731

MD5:
a982b45c8699a4f67c01feea59b0eb30

SHA-1:
839da7bbf73cf024eef92277340884b004fdec44

SHA-256:
dbddc18fb5c7455dae484c2801091d96e686f1e1520f1eb3a33b15a7b502e097

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:10:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.10.15

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5731

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:
2/10/2017 9:47:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2D70

Entry point:
E8, E8, 0D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 40, 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, 60, 6D, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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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-54-230-216-109.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-35.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-84.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-32.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.32:80)

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