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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:
70ce152e373afe66fe1bbc1bf9140d6c

SHA-1:
d1c034aa4d61eb76f43112e6a25fb2ff32e7f751

SHA-256:
0706c1e25fb89b0afa41f4b97a760e64ad3e937c867281f3a4e2d1eba2a2b738

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:
12/24/2024 12:00:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.7.11

File size:
122.3 KB (125,223 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Genieo Innovation LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/10/2014 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 4:59:59 AM

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:
1B98BC775598D0C401E0D6CC4349529A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2014 2:42:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x159B

Entry point:
E9, DF, 54, 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:
7.5093

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

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