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updateneurowise.exe

Summit Index

The application updateneurowise.exe by Summit Index 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 neurowise”.
Publisher:
Summit Index  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6259.27289

MD5:
19c59522d8bf7e6a6a658bb03ca07cd5

SHA-1:
ceab4108bd22b05a864769678b3678687a6d067f

SHA-256:
d7c1f3539d06fbebfff7881b0a293152220cb8a49eeb69bf33a08cc80406cca2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 3:30:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.2.20.1

File size:
648.7 KB (664,256 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6259.27289

Original file name:
neurowise2017021923.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\neurowise\updateneurowise.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Summit Index

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/6/2016 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
6/7/2017 4:29:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6F03794B9D940D09B9F5A06391E0CB1F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2017 2:39:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xA1E86

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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Entropy:
6.1996

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
640 KB (655,360 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update neurowise

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-246-64-113.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.246.64.113:80)

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