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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:
88230ae9bf41218c5bbf3365ab9b6f86

SHA-1:
9984aa0a4854c3a9dc87fd109bcc5af6f44462fa

SHA-256:
4eaa739dd2466d0dd8b38bbd6a3e8289efa1af675bba08824f308532d20776b2

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 12:11:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.10.0

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:
2/10/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 6:59:59 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 4:45:24 PM

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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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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