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utilfollowrules.exe

Geowide

The application utilfollowrules.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:
1.0.6259.16496

MD5:
72c6e60deceb33902fb20b9b0fb7270d

SHA-1:
ddb9f20e7a87544ce36025651d41da1d616033a0

SHA-256:
d93c246c496e665dce156b78eef18cbeca11b83daded5c4bb216f5691bf419fd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 6:43:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.2.19.18

File size:
631.9 KB (647,072 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6259.16496

Original file name:
FollowRules2017021917.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\follow rules\bin\utilfollowrules.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geowide

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
10/21/2016 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2017 3:59:59 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:
2/19/2017 9:09:59 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x9DC8E

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:
6.1189

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

Code size:
623.5 KB (638,464 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 a103-16-206-42.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (103.16.206.42:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-53-91-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.91.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-43-133-163.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.43.133.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-215-112-25.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.215.112.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to etg-01-025.etg.ras.cantv.net  (200.44.26.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a96-17-241-160.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (96.17.241.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a103-16-206-17.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (103.16.206.17:80)

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