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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-52-85-151-91.hkg51.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, 6039

MD5:
9f3c2d9ef18a781bba03049acd27d354

SHA-1:
e9969cf7cc048858af348698486b6e7741935f28

SHA-256:
f8ca75e275b7f200c4f81cc08b2b94798f961127e56ea46d578af6014cea588f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:06:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Search.Toolbar (M)
17.3.1.12

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

Product version:
2, 6, 8, 6039

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:
3/1/2017 12:47:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0xD2D20

Entry point:
E8, 55, 0E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 00, 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, 20, 6C, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 07, 00, 00, C6...
 
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Entropy:
6.5307

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-54-230-150-67.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-33-167.mnl50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.33.167:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-204.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.204:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-210.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.210:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-142.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.142:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-87.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.87:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-250.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.250:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-86.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.86:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-133-133.iad53.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.133.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-150-240.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.150.240:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-41.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-213.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.213:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-159-39.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.159.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-91.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.91:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-151-52.hkg51.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.151.52:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-59-14.gru1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.59.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-84.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-78.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.78:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-191-31.maa3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.191.31:80)

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