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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-52-85-151-74.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, 5931

MD5:
ea5763461f00d5522ae8b841072da743

SHA-1:
986018880339cc15d867df3c82155382c8c13aef

SHA-256:
7b3fe94d90158374a4b85f871c30a341af09437df6f96cdf689531ad14bd491a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 6:13:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.21.3

File size:
1.9 MB (2,042,880 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5931

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:
2/21/2017 9:47:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2D50

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 00, 6C, 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, 20, 6C, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Code size:
1.4 MB (1,479,168 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-54-192-203-181.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.181:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-109.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-96-36.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.96.36:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-62.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.62:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-96-84.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.96.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-96-97.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.96.97:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-39.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-224.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.224:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-138.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.138:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-14-102.ams1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.14.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-96-26.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.96.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-220.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.220:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-77-236.lax3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.77.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-123.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.123:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-96-79.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.96.79:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-165.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-109.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-40.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.40:80)

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