Search Module Plus

Search Module Plus

Known Toolbar

by Goobzo Ltd.

What is Search Module Plus?

Search Module Plus is software application developed by Goobzo Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 53.66% of installations running this operating system. Search Module Plus's installer is typically 6.00 MB in size and installs around 22 files.

Search Module Plus is most popular in the United States with 78.17% of installations residing in this country.

About Search Module Plus?

Search Module Plus is a web browser toolbar/extension developed by Goobzo, which integrates into the Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers. The software modifies the search and home page providers of the targeted browser upon installation and may also alter the Windows host file and DNS settings. Furthermore, it may display unwanted advertisements on various web pages and report user browsing habits, such as visited pages, URLs, and ads interactions, to Goobzo's services.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Search Module Plus.

Updater.exe (MD5: 9ad3ac159d9b3b758768c478b3d64f1c) has been flagged by 39 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
AhnLab-V3 Win-PUP/CrossRider
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Downloader:not-a-virus]/NSIS.Agent.ri
avast! Win32:Adware-CDO [PUP]
AVG ShopperPro.A8D
AVware Goobzo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Shopper.BAI
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.FF70
CAT-QuickHeal Downloader.NSIS.r5 (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
Dr.Web Adware.Searcher.2795
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/ShopperPro.A potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Riskware/Agent
G Data Win32.Application.GoobZo.A
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ShopperPro
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent.ri
McAfee Artemis!9AD3AC159D9B
NANO AntiVirus Trojan.Win32.Agent.dpphad
Panda Antivirus Adware/Goobzo
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
Sophos Goobzo
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Hxgd
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AS15
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AS15
Vba32 AntiVirus Downloader.Agent
VIPRE Antivirus Goobzo (fs)
Zillya Downloader.Agent.Win32.234438
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Trojan.Generic.12961913
ALYac Trojan.Generic.12961913
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.DC5C879
Bitdefender Trojan.Generic.12961913
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.Generic.12961913 (B)
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.12961913
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.tc
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.12961913
nProtect Trojan.Generic.12961913
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1874E903!410315011
smp.exe (MD5: 27074108c19dc3259dd1278b82c51072) has been flagged by 24 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Trojan.Generic.12961913
ALYac Trojan.Generic.12961913
Arcabit Trojan.Generic.DC5C879
avast! Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG Generic12_c.VSU
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International Hacktool.Win32.Packed.Themida
Bitdefender Trojan.Generic.12961913
Bkav FE W32.HfsAutoB.DF2D
Comodo Security UnclassifiedMalware
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Trojan.Generic.12961913 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Packed.Themida suspicious
F-Secure Trojan.Generic.12961913
G Data Trojan.Generic.12961913
McAfee Artemis!27074108C19D
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.tc
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Generic.12961913
nProtect Trojan.Generic.12961913
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1874E903!410315011
Sophos Generic PUA EO (PUA)
Symantec Backdoor.Graybird
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OCM15
VIPRE Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
smu.exe (MD5: 413002a43da8635240a0d1e1f5e676c3) has been flagged by 41 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.Generic.1119786
AhnLab-V3 Win-PUP/CrossRider
ALYac Adware.Generic.1119786
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Shopper.adw
Arcabit Adware.Generic.D11162A
avast! Win32:Adware-CDO [PUP]
AVG ShopperPro.A8D
AVware Goobzo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Shopper.BAI
Bitdefender Adware.Generic.1119786
CAT-QuickHeal AdWare.Shopper.g6 (Not a Virus)
Cyren W64/Application.AFOF-6948
Dr.Web Adware.Searcher.2795
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Generic.1119786 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win64/SBWatchman.A potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Shopper
F-Secure Adware.Generic.1119786
G Data Adware.Generic.1119786
Jiangmin AdWare/Shopper.st
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper.adw
McAfee Artemis!413002A43DA8
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Generic.1119786
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win64.Shopper.dlnwxc
Panda Antivirus Adware/Goobzo
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.18E56690!417687184
Sophos Goobzo (PUA)
Symantec PUA.Goobzo
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Ozhw
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00BI15
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Shopper
VIPRE Antivirus Goobzo (fs)
Zillya Adware.Shopper.Win32.755
Bkav FE W32.HfsAdware.FF70
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ShopperPro
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 004a8e8b1 )
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AS15
nProtect Trojan.Generic.12961913
sma.exe (MD5: 987ed3058973c14fcd1f623dd87276bb) has been flagged by 43 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Agnitum Outpost Riskware.Agent
AhnLab-V3 Win-PUP/CrossRider
avast! Win32:Adware-CDO [PUP]
AVG ShopperPro
AVware Goobzo (fs)
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.Shopper.BAI
Bkav FE W64.HfsAdware
CAT-QuickHeal AdWare.Shopper.r6 (Not a Virus)
Cyren W64/Goobzo.A
Dr.Web Adware.Searcher.2795
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SBWatchman.D potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/Shopper
F-Prot W64/Goobzo.A
K7 AntiVirus Trojan
K7GW Trojan ( 004b02e01 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
McAfee Artemis!987ED3058973
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win64.Shopper.dlhkxi
Panda Antivirus Adware/Goobzo
Symantec WS.Reputation
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Falsesign.Hufu
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R02EC0VBD15
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R02EC0VBD15
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.Shopper
VIPRE Antivirus Goobzo (fs)
Zillya Adware.Shopper.Win64.9
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.Generic.1119786
ALYac Adware.Generic.1119786
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare]/Win32.Shopper.adw
Arcabit Adware.Generic.D11162A
Bitdefender Adware.Generic.1119786
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.Generic.1119786 (B)
F-Secure Adware.Generic.1119786
G Data Adware.Generic.1119786
Jiangmin AdWare/Shopper.st
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.Generic.1119786
Rising Antivirus PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.18E56690!417687184
Sophos Goobzo (PUA)
Comodo Security ApplicUnwnt
IKARUS anti.virus PUA.ShopperPro
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
nProtect Trojan.Generic.12961913

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • smu.exe runs as a service named 'Search Module Plus Update' (SMUpdPlus).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • Updater.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SMWPUpd.
  • smp.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Smp.

Software Details

URL:
–
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\common files\gbupdateplus
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\GBUpdatePlus\smUninstall.exe
Size:
6.00 MB
Language:
English

Search Module Plus Executable Details

Primary executable:
sma.exe
Name:
Search Module Plus
Path:
C:\Program Files\common files\gbupdateplus\sma.exe
MD5:
987ed3058973c14fcd1f623dd87276bb
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
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Files installed by Search Module Plus
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
Updater.exe
Malware
9ad3ac159d9b3b758768c478b3d64f1c
EXE
SMUninstall.exe
6cdcbbddb9b7b761e690e2441a4f96a9
EXE
smp.exe
Malware
27074108c19dc3259dd1278b82c51072
EXE
smi32.exe
befe4ed1dc653ad1bd9e92dc03115e16
DLL
SBIEBrowserHelperObject.dll
674d093acd450b620818c72c17dc009a
DLL
rlz_id.dll
a879b0ae2ad98ac8e1c0f8912837eb2d
EXE
smu.exe
Malware
413002a43da8635240a0d1e1f5e676c3
EXE
sma.exe
Malware
987ed3058973c14fcd1f623dd87276bb
DLL
smci32.dll
30514ee11b7a51852ec017ee6593b904
SYS
smw.sys
34a74687320b35f7d6c04d20feda2970