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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-54-192-233-48.nrt12.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, 4933

MD5:
f1b53755273957363ebf89dc2ea12e8a

SHA-1:
418815d1da0322f9f7e2bb64e608678bb62306cc

SHA-256:
3c0314936e91696912a0b52ace09afa1ea1498ed956f80c46b80b0c785ef6e5a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:41:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
16.12.19.20

File size:
2 MB (2,148,864 bytes)

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 4933

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:
12/19/2016 4:48:01 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xEF050

Entry point:
E8, 38, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 38, FE, 5E, 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, 58, FE, 5E, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Entropy:
6.5227

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,593,344 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-54-192-55-142.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.142:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-213.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.213:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-137.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.137:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-60.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.60:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-166.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.166:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-199.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.199:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-33.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.33:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-24.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-24.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-236.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-130.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.130:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-11-83.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.11.83:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-198.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-45.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.45:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-186-168.mad50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.186.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-123.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.123:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-191.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-169.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.169:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-150.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.150:80)

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