home

geniusbox.exe

GeniusBox

The application geniusbox.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
GeniusBox

Product:
GeniusBox

Version:
1.0

MD5:
790c080d9405acc478589835d95935b6

SHA-1:
61c22673596f1d4a5a4da80578ffbaca37d87ecc

SHA-256:
f8f12ed4f0ce9a00879962ca0586a2a32cb874899b4dc1c0ccb84e6c82e1dc29

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:50:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/Outbrowse.Gen
8.3.1.6

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.OutBrowse
4.0.3.1562

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.204.16114

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
14.0.0.1946

McAfee
Artemis!790C080D9405
5600.6746

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.06.02.04

Sophos
Generic PUA GB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EEP15
7.2.153

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0EEP15
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
40774

File size:
57.3 KB (58,649 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
© GeniusBox

Trademarks:
GeniusBox

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\gendc3f\geniusbox.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:xfYBrbzmFizYwUK1G0DRXJaClT1ntfaXkqIzjbanyc:9Y4FizYxCDRXJaClTpO5Km

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.2082

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

Remove geniusbox.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.