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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-54-230-191-194.maa3.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Search Module Ltd.

Product:
W

Description:
Search Module Update Service

Version:
2, 6, 6, 2285

MD5:
6b9c87c4738e82f2bf619d272a084d81

SHA-1:
f0b4921016195a53f1cc1f6c72b8872c9969ff26

SHA-256:
684f06251df45178c69721dae7e07c2952b7c821dfedbffbc8bb208f52b64aff

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:22:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar.Meta (M)
16.7.8.10

File size:
1.9 MB (1,996,288 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 6, 2285

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:
7/8/2016 11:48:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:GcaehNul8MFYF0E+Eakzb6bJVMm/tNsfVg8DI4Rf8vNq1vrX2s7E7T2WOLmWPdnl:CiArFq0ETTRfqMD2cmWP

Entry address:
0x2340

Entry point:
E8, 90, B8, 0D, 00, E9, 3F, AA, 0D, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, B8, 28, 7F, 5D, 00, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, FF, 75, 18, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, D6, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 08, FF, 70, 04, 83, C9, 01, 51, E8, 81, 35, 0E, 00, 83, C9, FF, 83, C4, 1C, 85, C0, 0F, 48, C1, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 10, 85, C9, 74, 1B, 8B, 45, 0C, 0F, B7, D0, 8B, C2, C1, E2, 10, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 0B, C2, D1, E9, F3, AB, 13...
 
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Code size:
1.4 MB (1,487,872 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-54-230-150-181.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.181:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-70.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.70:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-147.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-198.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-191-27.maa3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.191.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-191-194.maa3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.191.194:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-191-142.maa3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.191.142:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-97.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.97:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-212.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.212:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-144.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.144:80)

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