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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 “Util Follow Rules”.
Publisher:
Geowide  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6275.16839

MD5:
096f082417e2c5d57e62268ec9f6e0f1

SHA-1:
e9e70f8dace5c667814fb36943641ac3d0ec6998

SHA-256:
7e53b9ec242054627ff4c8d7994d449a87da213326412fd9a676385fb1094e47

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 12:41:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
17.3.7.19

File size:
634.4 KB (649,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6275.16839

Original file name:
FollowRules2017030717.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:
10/20/2016 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/21/2017 8:59:59 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:
3/7/2017 2:21:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x9E7C2

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, E0, 09, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, C4, 37, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 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:
626 KB (641,024 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Util Follow Rules

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-214-157-83.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.214.157.83:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-83-195-118.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.83.195.118:80)

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