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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.
Publisher:
Geowide  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6256.38090

MD5:
b7deb50ed269ddeaf37997663a7532ab

SHA-1:
bca13e34f1b3ccfd1f80048c87742785bb8d6c62

SHA-256:
ecabde3a3030da8c9bc39fee5781d4930d1c693d1a6dd6d2c18735c408c4d228

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/14/2025 1:26:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.2.17.9

File size:
631.4 KB (646,560 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6256.38090

Original file name:
FollowRules2017021705.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:
10/20/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2017 7:59:59 PM

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:
2/17/2017 1:09:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x9DB16

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:
623 KB (637,952 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a45-121-219-225.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (45.121.219.225:80)

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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-10-30-184.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.10.30.184:80)

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