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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-54-230-95-13.fra2.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, 5843

MD5:
725a08c039625aca7c31023acf6072f4

SHA-1:
cd10c20e2a553d2a7ce122a675b9db868776ec1a

SHA-256:
4fd3b5ac4cc82058909da4d1d959ac0e91c094ca080c07063c03493ecbe7c48a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:29:56 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.16.18

File size:
3 MB (3,110,400 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5843

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:
2/16/2017 6:46:38 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x12AEF0

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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Code size:
2.1 MB (2,196,992 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-52-84-33-12.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.33.12:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-218.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.218:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-121.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-215.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.215:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-155.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-53.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.53:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-94-254.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.94.254:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-141.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.141:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-51-180.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.51.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-33-132.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.33.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-51-184.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.51.184:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-32.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-131.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.131:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-247.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.247:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-187.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.187:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-24.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-98.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-184.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.184:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-202.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.202:80)

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