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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-54-230-0-70.lhr5.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, 4785

MD5:
5b4301884d457139a2bdd2b3c755586b

SHA-1:
e397c664e02b0826db1e7859f84a768a96a6c308

SHA-256:
1f044f42616a264632cd948317784283845743b9076bc4146b1ccf1ea6d86152

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 9:55:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
16.12.13.18

File size:
2 MB (2,143,744 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 4785

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:
12/10/2016 6:47:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xEE010

Entry point:
E8, E8, 0D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, A8, ED, 5E, 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, C8, ED, 5E, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Code size:
1.5 MB (1,588,736 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-54-230-0-138.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-125.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.125:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-186.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.186:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-55.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.55:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-189.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.189:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-17.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.17:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-93.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.93:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-70.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.70:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-50.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-126.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.126:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-213.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.213:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-130.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.130:80)

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