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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-54-192-3-158.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, 5783

MD5:
2a13f9ec9c5014367a506375811be5bd

SHA-1:
e571848a61514c76e7a0c104bfd30038ba902cad

SHA-256:
4251b2b65ffc2ea04da263fa0b4e9bed295eb3ba020ea659ecdde7eb3c62696b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 1:54:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.13.16

File size:
1.9 MB (2,044,416 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5783

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:
2/13/2017 6:47:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2EB0

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 58, 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, 78, 6D, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Entropy:
6.5295

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,480,192 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-52-85-151-123.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.123:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-193.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.193:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-16.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.16:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-254.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.254:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-92.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.92:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-207.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.207:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-144.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.144:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-14.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-119.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.119:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-205-251-219-14.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (205.251.219.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-222.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-16.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.16:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-75.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.75:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-158.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.158:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-118.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.118:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-31.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-117.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.117:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-134.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.134:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-41.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.41:80)

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