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GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The module helper.dll by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1092dc95d1e995e261295f6d0f7635da

SHA-1:
945ebe8e0d0d4683eb22812c2c2485c0b0894fb9

SHA-256:
de2b923aaaf4dc8606888cefdd60da2451fd4708a58a83595a1f430c713ba551

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:58:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
16.10.29.14

File size:
1.3 MB (1,380,496 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\helper.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", O="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", STREET=640 Grand Avenue, STREET=Suite E, L=Carlsbad, S=California, PostalCode=92008, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
06D4A5EDA561071FC293924D6DFC6300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/20/2014 7:48:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1msZLAFWD/341aape0jAa8Il9/2entVNiEbCrRObWruruM:1XA4D/341aap5XXht7fCrRObWruruM

Entry address:
0xE095D

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 27, E9, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, C0, C2, 12, 10, E8, 64, 6A, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 78, E3, 13, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 48, 03, 11, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1 MB (1,100,800 bytes)

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