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genupdater.exe

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application genupdater.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 ‘GenieoUpdaterService’.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b43d19e4b357a52926d551b2698868e4

SHA-1:
541b3e52dceefad498ad272d7ad65f7d5c408f80

SHA-256:
b5a5c2c97324de42fd466a910ecd35db1cc6a1d900389d64677549c279c3a0c0

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 2:42:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.2.11

File size:
287.3 KB (294,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\updater\bin\genupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Genieo Innovation LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
2/7/2014 4:59:59 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:
12/19/2013 3:09:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xCDC8

Entry point:
E8, 66, 7D, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 0C, 91, 44, 00, E8, 26, 1B, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 37, 76, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 2C, 8B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 0D, 8A, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, EB, 6E, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 57, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 13, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 3D, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 8B, FF, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.1297

Code size:
185.5 KB (189,952 bytes)

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

Name:
GenieoUpdaterService

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\updater\bin\genupdater.exe" -wait 5


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