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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-52-84-203-167.tpe50.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, 5507

MD5:
22b401c4278cbccfed3bf3136053f053

SHA-1:
daa474ec01fb76b43f39ccb98a65fdfec1b10b22

SHA-256:
081800be38def3fb28041f0fcd96b64c03ae63f4964c3652ae0e3023be83d310

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:21:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.1.24.9

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5507

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:
1/24/2017 12:47:50 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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Entropy:
6.5306

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-54-240-186-98.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-116.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.116:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-102.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-103.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.103:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-101.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.101:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-243.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-175.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.175:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-16.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.16:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-140.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.140:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-51.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.51:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-164.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.164:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-67.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-246.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.246:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-11.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-41.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-137.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.137:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-106.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-23.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.23:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-214.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-249.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.249:80)

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