Ranked
#33,781
Worldwide
Ranked
#16,774
US
Lifespan
8.3
Days
 

Search module

Published by Goobzo

Details

Location:C:\Program Files\common files\goobzo\gbupdate
Install size:11.73 MB (12,294,990 bytes)
Uninstall:C:\Program Files\Common Files\Goobzo\GBUpdate\smUninstall.exe
The trust score is the reputation of Search module based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Reasons behind trust score

  • Files installed (smu.exe) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.

15
Malware detections

smu.exe has been detected by the following 15 antivirus programs:
avast!
 as Win64:Adware-J [Adw]
AVG
 as Skodna.A8D
AVware
 as Goobzo (fs)
Baidu Antivirus
 as Adware.MSIL.SBWatchman.BA
ESET NOD32
 as a variant of MSIL/SBWatchman.A
Ikarus
 as AdWare.SBWatchman
K7 AntiVirus
 as Trojan ( 004989e51 )
K7 Antivirus Gateway
 as Trojan ( 004989e51 )
McAfee
 as Artemis!70F8F731C93C
McAfee Gateway Anti-Malware
 as Artemis!70F8F731C93C
Panda Antivirus
 as Adware/Goobzo
Tencent
 as Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Aiii
Trend Micro
 as ADW_MSEARCH
Trend Micro HouseCall
 as ADW_MSEARCH
VIPRE Antivirus
 as Goobzo (fs)
Search module installs 2 unique (by hash) versions of the file smu.exe that contain multiple malware detections.
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Global Reach

Install and Uninstall Trends

sma.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\common files\goobzo\gbupdate\sma.exe
Name:W
Description:agent
MD5:5ca056d01418b686aca2ba40ed7913fc
smu.exe
Behavior:Service
MD5:90868fa07549269e5be9cb2ab1a6a1dd
smp.exe
Behavior:Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
MD5:151134bc46a540cb2f18cff5771113c6
smw.sys
Name:sbw
MD5:647f4b53090741952b93eca02413fc90
resourceToolCommandLine.exe
MD5:095cb5506af1912caf6e09ded6f22866
SBIEBrowserHelperObject.dll
Name:SBWatchman
MD5:170bca652542b678e4dc412e306d32e2
smci32.dll
MD5:6d34899b55332b3e4affef25fcc803ee
smci64.dll
MD5:6fb21f2f8b298ad844cdbf8113ab6c1b
smei32.dll
MD5:46539060139b1e2f8227cb5f7f182b91
smei64.dll
MD5:dd5b887bf3f6ab20c15c1a1550eef6ad
smfi32.dll
MD5:b0e69a57e59d55868c70109a90f12c82

Installs by Country

77.5%
5.0%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
US
CA
AE
AU
EC
IL
IN
RS
SY

Installs in the United States

Latest Installs

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Facts

  • Search module is developed by Goobzo.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0024% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.0062%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 86.0%.
  • A scheduled task is added to Windows that will execute when a user logs in. The task is named 'Smp'.
  • The app adds a Windows Service named 'Search Module Update' (SMUpd).
  • About 77.5% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 63.41%
Windows 8 29.27%
Windows Vista 7.32%

PC Manufacturers

HP 42.11%
Dell 18.42%
Lenovo 15.79%
Acer 10.53%
ASUS 7.89%
Samsung 2.63%
Toshiba 2.63%
 
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