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Uninstall.exe

GeniusBox.Uninstaller

Joltlogic

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Uninstall.exe by Joltlogic has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program GeniusBox 2.0 by GeniusBox 2.0. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
Joltlogic  (signed and verified)

Product:
GeniusBox.Uninstaller

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
e51bf287d0d68f649bce931656566991

SHA-1:
41ab5a50b1e8de7b4c1983170a9bc83fa314abbb

SHA-256:
d1f85d03f025157c29228b16634c997bf52b24c2d01232526e0b661a4be49159

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 1:21:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen4
7.11.205.178

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3208

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.650
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Adknowledge
15.2.4.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0128
7.2.35

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
37038

File size:
745.2 KB (763,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Uninstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\browser extensions\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Joltlogic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Joltlogic, O=Joltlogic, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
5EE011413A702F6705B25B34B674F3AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2015 5:41:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:g9KGxs8/Ivib/fihI6cyChC0Lyw5ohbktljyjmXND01rGPn4cVU5+g3KR7/rtM22:dcs2IhtcyChCKJ5ohozyjmp01rG/wP3n

Entry address:
0xBA29A

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9206

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
737 KB (754,688 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
GeniusBox 2.0

Display publisher:
GeniusBox 2.0

Display version:
2.0

Uninstall string:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\browser extensions\uninstall.exe"


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-221-254-214.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.221.254.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ocsp.comodoca.com  (178.255.83.1:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-65-9.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.65.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-200-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.200.28:80)

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