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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-54-240-186-176.mad50.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, 6091

MD5:
047730fc323335d176a33529557ddf31

SHA-1:
3d69f7790c6294a867581a2d918970267fb714c5

SHA-256:
36a97b584480e07a37f1b7659438775e38ddfc6cb5928b20563fe19af95db42d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
3/12/2025 5:08:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Service
17.3.4.11

File size:
1.9 MB (2,042,880 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 6091

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:
3/3/2017 9:47:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2C80

Entry point:
E8, 38, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 10, 6C, 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, 30, 6C, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Entropy:
6.5312

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,479,168 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-54-230-0-59.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-68.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.68:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-64.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.64:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-66.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-35.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-58.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.58:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-196.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-103.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.103:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-222.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-174.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-115.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.115:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-227.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-0-120.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.0.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-25-39.mxp4.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.25.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-172.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.172:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-125.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.125:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-216-203.mrs50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.216.203:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-237.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.237:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-188.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.188:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-126.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.126:80)

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