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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. 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-54-192-130-225.ams50.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, 3863

MD5:
b374005e499ca3762a698b4798e9eb6d

SHA-1:
fbc1f3159717304e1acf6be40ed2ba0c3c892fa8

SHA-256:
ad70be2f2ff7c25ca20076c6eb68ded31240c68138ff83fe994269f3a4151917

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:15:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
16.10.14.5

File size:
3 MB (3,109,888 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 3863

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
smu.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\noobzo\gnupdate\smu.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/14/2016 6:46:20 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/pExtlaKLntgBXIA7s0hsl3wnJbIRVTcTFqc7wj3DLJJ:qXMsSV7w3RJ

Entry address:
0x12ACD8

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 4F, 09, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 66, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 48, 8B, C4, 48, 89, 58, 18, 48, 89, 70, 20, 48, 89, 50, 10, 48, 89, 48, 08, 57, 41, 56, 41, 57, 48, 83, EC, 30, 49, 8B, F1, 4D, 8B, F8, 4C, 8B, F2, 48, 8B, F9, 33, DB, 48, 89, 58, E0, 88, 58, D8, 49, 3B, DF, 74, 1F, 48, 8B, CE, E8, A2, 04, 00, 00, 48, 8B, CF, FF, D6, 49, 03, FE, 48, 89, 7C, 24, 50, 48, FF, C3, 48, 89, 5C, 24, 28, EB, DC, C6, 44, 24, 20, 01, 48, 8B, 5C, 24, 60, 48, 8B, 74, 24, 68, 48, 83, C4, 30, 41, 5F, 41, 5E...
 
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Code size:
2.1 MB (2,196,480 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-54-192-130-225.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.225:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-125.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.125:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-67.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-7-42.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-196.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-46.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.46:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-37.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.37:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-194.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.194:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-165.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-181.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.181:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-229.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.229:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-130-111.ams50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.130.111:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-221-243.cdg50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.221.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-205.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.205:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-205-251-219-214.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (205.251.219.214:80)

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

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