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gentray.exe

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application gentray.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. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘GenieoSystemTray’.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f9db4cc2f2b7fcf2037856e699edb097

SHA-1:
183076c3cc4919e2fc7343fcad7b6ec30d70e47a

SHA-256:
fb34d56ec2a5b6f21a8dd25aae0bfc0361319d964bb11dd2e73d2982baaa8130

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:
11/23/2024 3:00:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.6.23

File size:
514.3 KB (526,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\trayui\bin\gentray.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:
2/10/2013 9:04:25 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zB3be2/GILwG9ZuTgZ7FFmN7KSZRZjoLY4vzpdQKmACbpppOGEAOmwNyHBvLTBr8:zBq23UGXrZ7FUIEB1pp6UVHBvLTpU

Entry address:
0xEE5A

Entry point:
E8, EB, DB, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 80, D9, FF, FF, 0F, B6, 45, 08, 8B, 4D, F0, 8B, 89, C8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 00, 80, 00, 00, 80, 7D, FC, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F8, 83, 61, 70, FD, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, B9, FF, FF, FF, 59, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 39, 5D, 10, 0F, 84, D5, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 14, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, D9, FF, FF, 39, 5D, 08, 75, 2E, E8, A3, F7, FF, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.5031

Code size:
357 KB (365,568 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
GenieoSystemTray

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\trayui\bin\gentray.exe"


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