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smu.exe

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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. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-192-75-187.hkg50.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, 5593

MD5:
94edee7d75d0d91232997a5af0d17944

SHA-1:
d18ebba8bc5021dc0cda924ca438e89133ac8a3c

SHA-256:
738dc521539eb68260b9c4227b303fa6c16597b9ca91a1fbecf2518c38d57fe7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:07:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.2.10

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5593

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:
2/2/2017 4:47:37 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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Entropy:
6.5306

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,479,680 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-53.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.53:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-35.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.35:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-43.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.43:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-221-198.cdg50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.221.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-187-40.cdg51.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.187.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-221-120.cdg50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.221.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-236.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-198.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-82.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.82:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-14-150.ams1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.14.150:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-174-52.gru50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.174.52:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-244.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.244:80)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-147.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-239-174-5.mnl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.239.174.5:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-41.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-105.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.105:80)

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