iesearchprovider.exe

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application iesearchprovider.exe, “Please select the first option and press 'ok'” 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.
Publisher:
Select your search provider  (signed by Genieo Innovation LTD)

Description:
Please select the first option and press 'ok'

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
b3d0275187aa1b81d16f3abf696d8fd4

SHA-1:
532057945c8cba60c3caca67a72761456bb6f093

SHA-256:
e224f7c1d44146e4ed0fb852a8e3c4b8c05a402f8e3d03b8167627d2f1688b92

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 9:56:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenieoInnovation (M)
16.1.22.16

File size:
52.3 KB (53,600 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Hebrew (Israel)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\updater\bin\iesearchprovider.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2014 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:
3FC43777FA374B717C09D098544C20F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2012 11:39:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:5biJQ5LiEy1wNBdIpc1tEeA/mJerBPPY2arcDWNJwwRfbXKYq:5btLiDpc12l4erhY8DWhRfrlq

Entry address:
0x1458

Entry point:
E8, 4F, 17, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 68, AE, 40, 00, E8, 4A, 15, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, 90, D8, 40, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 8E, 19, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B6, 19, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, D7, 19, 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, 7A, 18, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 84, D5, 40, 00, FF, 15, 0C, 90, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, AB, 17, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4530

Code size:
31.5 KB (32,256 bytes)

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