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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-52-85-133-183.iad53.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, 2817

MD5:
c37e44341b71dbb7855c536cc8620990

SHA-1:
3e3c9aac1a368ab4ec6b120c11fb89ecc9f243f4

SHA-256:
e4c52244aee5596d15aabbfb3a84030b81f267c49c6f2e8fd7df91646ea90ac6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 8:32:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
16.7.19.6

File size:
3 MB (3,107,328 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 6, 2817

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:
7/19/2016 8:46:20 AM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:e13lBJqYeN7o1R2lZbBD4P2OtLJy5ArgRVQTUzNo:QeP14x

Entry address:
0x12A4B0

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, 57, 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, AA, 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 (2,194,432 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-54-230-206-189.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.189:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-194.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.194:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-183.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.183:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-10.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-178.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.178:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-174.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-251.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.251:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-230-117.waw50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.230.117:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-146.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.146:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-81-138.mia50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.81.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-208.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.208:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-236.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-198.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-94-32.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.94.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-74-36.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.74.36:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-100.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.100:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-133-183.iad53.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.133.183:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-123.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.123:80)

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