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firsttime_setup.exe

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application firsttime_setup.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. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d8ba560cd4aa11c94bbd1a14c6f67f07

SHA-1:
0c429903e39dccc51c8c5d9584aa0bcdaea05db3

SHA-256:
b8cf807cebcf03be90d4cbf78a7e1730a6e1cf29b3da127e21f18d4ef806528b

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:
4/20/2024 2:49:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenieoInnovation.Installer (M)
16.2.12.21

File size:
44.7 KB (45,792 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\updater\bin\firsttime_setup.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:
12/6/2009 5:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:F1cVhpQI2EQK0iPDh84nScF15GYbWjXO3XJM42IaKimordL6mKYb:zQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJM42IGmorJ6mlb

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9749

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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