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followrules.expext.exe

Follow Rules

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application followrules.expext.exe by Follow Rules has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
Follow Rules  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6242.39491

MD5:
d8f4130991917b75f6fd3633a794c742

SHA-1:
19a1b8cfa5d41e8517e94813f11b5e000494b071

SHA-256:
35e9e63779f09144eac7841159aec407d838fe6308d2621e2aa92473191b450b

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 3:38:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
714

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.211.180

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3192

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15220

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
1.0.20.255

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
8.15.02.20.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AA potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11208

F-Prot
W32/S-43570a6e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
11.2015-20-02_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.197.15035

McAfee
BrowseFox-FVA
5600.6848

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
16.0.0.153

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dlbjxp
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.FollowRules
15.2.20.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37736

File size:
99.2 KB (101,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6242.39491

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Follow Rules

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/11/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/12/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Follow Rules, O=Follow Rules, 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:
360C16AC576B09F5DFA927EA0089856F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/20/2015 5:35:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:Qv6Gs16A0wApfI+8G2dBKCKXfPWk6EHIkmnMBcuze1KgS3v:V1uw24dKXf+k6cJe1KgS3v

Entry address:
0x563E

Entry point:
E8, AB, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 64, 7F, 41, 00, FF, 15, 4C, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 2F, 08, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 68, 20, 41, 00, 50, E8, DF, 07, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C0, 91, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, CD, 3C, 00, 00, 57, 8B...
 
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Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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