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genieutils.exe

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application genieutils.exe by Genieo Innovation has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address 242.bm-nginx-loadbalancer.mgmt.nym2.adnexus.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c9f1323a12e310b4d04abea2da300352

SHA-1:
15de533bcd5403bbcfc9e51f6835121d8e4fff04

SHA-256:
c13c54eb38073396fed728d9ff216622377f3d9db9fd754afe19c192fcfb1eb5

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:18:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3272

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.10.6.9

File size:
45.8 KB (46,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\engine\lib\genieutils.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Genieo Innovation LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/9/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/9/2016 6:59:59 PM

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:
11/27/2014 2:09:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:wN2EDLQLUFJj275/71VCDmkkJWCkFsSrLXJwR5jcRKYC:wN2vLoJy7FPCDRkJWRG5jcRlC

Entry address:
0x159B

Entry point:
E8, 8C, 19, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 9B, 40, 00, E8, 87, 17, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, 34, C8, 40, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, CB, 1B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, F3, 1B, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 14, 1C, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, B7, 1A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 24, C5, 40, 00, FF, 15, 14, 80, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E8, 19, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4927

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to reserved-50-86-10-108.telepak.net  (50.86.10.108:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to e1.ycpi.vip.dca.yahoo.com  (69.147.92.11:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-219-163-49.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.219.163.49:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-207-172-134.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.207.172.134:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-96-189-193.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.96.189.193:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 137.bm-nginx-loadbalancer.mgmt.nym2.adnexus.net  (68.67.178.170:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to webcache-75.cspirefiber.net  (76.8.253.75:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to vip1.g5.cachefly.net  (205.234.175.175:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to usse01.proinity.net  (76.164.234.2:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to upi.com  (38.118.71.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to proxy.newsfactor.com  (66.35.62.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to https-68-142-76-22.lax.llnw.net  (68.142.76.22:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to e1.ycpi.vip.daa.yahoo.com  (69.147.86.11:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to docs.rkd.reuters.com  (159.220.50.34:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-240-88.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.240.88:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-246-56-9.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.246.56.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-43-160-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.43.160.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-36-69-127.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.36.69.127:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-219-163-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.219.163.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-205-120-145.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.205.120.145:80)

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