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updatefollowrules.exe

Geowide

The application updatefollowrules.exe by Geowide 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 “Update Follow Rules”.
Publisher:
Geowide  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6239.30172

MD5:
553ce5cbc0491f706955a2467078e371

SHA-1:
6a21a34511cee43d21a83ff694daa96ff0e561bc

SHA-256:
ed2ff6703adaec774e6007b99b7296a975d08688bf9c5b88aa949b94e12be231

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 1:12:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.1.31.5

File size:
636.9 KB (652,192 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6239.30172

Original file name:
FollowRules2017013100.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\follow rules\updatefollowrules.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geowide

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/21/2016 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Geowide, O=Geowide, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
05EDA5D2409A581DDAF90CD466140FF1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2017 2:45:50 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x9F00A

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
628.5 KB (643,584 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update Follow Rules

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a45-121-219-217.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (45.121.219.217:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to eu-us.cdn.hiberniacdn.com  (128.127.159.5:80)

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