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genieutils.exe

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application genieutils.exe by Genieo Innovation has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ed72de69a4936812ce15ca4234436478

SHA-1:
252bf7cca63e9322be649422861a950027e6b32b

SHA-256:
4f3274a9ecc31c6a814cfde72b32770ce3ffec8801de9590d7ca7c1fab5e3d8b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Inserts ads in the web browser and modifies the home page. "Genieo Innovation’s Software may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the content or information on the Software, queries made through the Software, or from other information. You agree that we and our third party providers and partners may place advertising on our Software or in connection with the display of content or information on our Software." (EULA)

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:49:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.20.9

File size:
45.8 KB (46,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\engine_old\lib\genieutils.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Genieo Innovation LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Genieo Innovation LTD, O=Genieo Innovation LTD, L=Herzliah, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3FC43777FA374B717C09D098544C20F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/2/2012 9:13:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x159B

Entry point:
E8, 8C, 19, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 9B, 40, 00, E8, 87, 17, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, 34, C8, 40, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, CB, 1B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, F3, 1B, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 14, 1C, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, B7, 1A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 24, C5, 40, 00, FF, 15, 14, 80, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E8, 19, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4925

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

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