smu.exe

W

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-52-85-151-52.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, 5687

MD5:
4cf6510b1fee18c72c207e5b40c0774e

SHA-1:
b13fbe930101872b4556de8b9a8dee3cfcb785d1

SHA-256:
0b68c6425bffd7e3c9083e3703266c8a0c7cf6ae6d9496fde57eab42cc78254b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 2:19:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.8.3

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5687

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
smu.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\noobzo\gnupdate\smu.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/8/2017 8:47:51 AM

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-205-251-219-18.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (205.251.219.18:80)

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

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-28.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.28:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-204.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-153.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.153:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-27.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-119.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.119:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-135.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.135:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-79.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.79:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-96.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.96:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-35.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.35:80)

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