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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.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fa34f0696ff257582687ecf537b5b4e9

SHA-1:
76e13e2a9872e7624a15282a6b58b7e6c6585006

SHA-256:
5dcb3d62ca9aa62961f40ad3afe22b541e85394f23f80cdefed111095c00e800

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 2:18:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.11.19

File size:
199.4 KB (204,200 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 Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/8/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/8/2012 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, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
2E479E66C397C49FA9F82D47B7227317

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2010 7:43:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x9E6A

Entry point:
E8, 1D, 5A, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 8B, C7, 83, E8, 00, 0F, 84, E5, 15, 00, 00, 48, 0F, 84, CD, 15, 00, 00, 48, 0F, 84, 98, 15, 00, 00, 48, 0F, 84, 49, 15, 00, 00, 48, 0F, 84, B9, 14, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 0C, 8B, 45, 08, 53, 6A, 20, 5A, E9, 72, 04, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 3B, 31, 74, 7C, 0F, B6, 30, 0F, B6, 19, 2B, F3, 74, 15, 33, DB, 85, F6, 0F, 9F, C3, 8D, 5C, 1B, FF, 8B, F3, 85, F6, 0F, 85, 69, 04, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 70, 01, 0F, B6, 59, 01, 2B, F3, 74, 15, 33, DB, 85, F6, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
6.3710

Code size:
154.5 KB (158,208 bytes)

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