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genieo.exe

Personalization Partner

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application genieo.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)

Product:
Personalization Partner

Version:
1.0.408

MD5:
a6ac162b3c80d8c75a39f0577a092f1a

SHA-1:
42bd5117b3fca9e22e03913816e4eab8303d3c3b

SHA-256:
373cf39fea8358f5ee29d6f36182c4cf84dfeeb0d65718a8f88ef085a42b6796

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:
4/26/2024 3:19:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenieoInnovation.Installer (M)
16.1.4.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,181,216 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.408

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\avg secure search\genieo.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Genieo Innovation LTD

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/8/2010 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/8/2012 4:59:59 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:
12/5/2009 3:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:scK+UUy24+uiJzsuQUc008Zpbz625LHbkwDQY230V2AGKRFdix:hzVfZd0ebWE7gwRV2qRax

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:
7.9872

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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