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:
d25f5db2ba9654c9bdfbbb203ecf02af

SHA-1:
ff84993d701bb9ac36030353516ebf2f3b0f38e4

SHA-256:
cb3ff9455a4c618e4aa72475f9d47b621ddcca104fb586ceb97d23fab26a1b83

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 7:09:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenieoInnovation (M)
16.1.21.3

File size:
52.8 KB (54,112 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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2014 5:59:59 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:
8/15/2012 10:56:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:EXKSNrDLbRl7wwNjaVzVdcawoOJIaSUQk32rcDZJwwRROvKYL:EXKuLlfaVzVWBXIaYkbD9RRslL

Entry address:
0x1588

Entry point:
E8, 4F, 17, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E8, AE, 40, 00, E8, 4A, 15, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, B0, 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, A4, D5, 40, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 90, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, AB, 17, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4620

Code size:
32 KB (32,768 bytes)

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