[isalist] Re: UPX packed executables - Akamai technologies

  • From: Jim Harrison <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 09:18:39 -0700

What are the requests?
You're right -= "from Akamai" is pretty meaningless since their whole business 
is hosting other folk's content.

Jim

From: isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:isalist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Neil Cassidy
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:53 AM
To: isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [isalist] UPX packed executables - Akamai technologies

Ok, here is my dilemma, not even sure how to word this question - I have a 
Sonicwall with gateway anti-virus that is (just in the last 2 weeks) flagging 
hundreds of daily occurrences of UPX packed executables, all from Akamai 
technologies websites.  I believe these are probably legitimate updating 
services, but cannot tell for sure.  My ISA 2004 server only shows the external 
NIC IP address and a port number in the logs (and of course the external 
information), I cannot tell what if any program is trying to access the 
websites and download the files.  Anyway I can get more information on this?  I 
have no idea if it is something on the server or a workstation, as it only 
shows the external NIC IP address.

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