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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-52-85-151-36.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, 5879

MD5:
fade3bb763e8550d287b97c44d555e68

SHA-1:
bbcb0c925371d03107b695da4fb744ddf2495b21

SHA-256:
326335907981d7cc22c9e42ec3dfa91ce24271a095cb33ff4a3d768de63cb603

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:58:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.19.1

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5879

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:
2/19/2017 2:47:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2E90

Entry point:
E8, 05, 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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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-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-52-85-151-27.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.27:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-33.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.33:80)

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-239-130-187.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.130.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-46.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.46:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-160.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-175.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.175:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-239-130-203.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.130.203:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-182-235.icn50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.182.235:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-182-112.icn50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.182.112:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-228.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-239.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.239:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-75-187.hkg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.75.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-233-17.nrt12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.233.17:80)

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