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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-54-192-75-42.hkg50.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, 5823

MD5:
5ba2abb6a624fd849b6234560ff70696

SHA-1:
fe01183fc01ca45286bf3c1237c05110d7bb13cd

SHA-256:
79ada004034064f194560d173940242b82c0317b9836d0c9c00b50ec1fe95388

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 1:55:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.2.16.0

File size:
1.9 MB (2,043,392 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 5823

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:
2/16/2017 12:47:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2F30

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, D0, 6B, 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, F0, 6B, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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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-54-192-3-121.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-238.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.238:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-164.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.164:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-203-159.tpe50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.203.159:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-203-104.tpe50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.203.104:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-203-100.tpe50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.203.100:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-203-146.tpe50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.203.146:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-69.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.69:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-170.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-98.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-49.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.49:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-222.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-203-167.tpe50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.203.167:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-87.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.87:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-39.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-203-87.tpe50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.203.87:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-9.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-79.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.79:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-3-201.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.3.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-36.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.36:80)

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