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MovieMode.exe

Movie Mode

GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application MovieMode.exe by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Movie Mode by GenTechnologies Apps, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Movie Mode

Version:
1.0.1.0

MD5:
9bb700669bc5cbd162989b9051bc0bfd

SHA-1:
dd916e6bca5cd237c3648851df6e4af504a0fa08

SHA-256:
c23b6287f1042f6f6bf7d0b8797436ab6732fcb48cb9f9ff85a52d61785c0250

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:02:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140808

AVG
MalSign.GenTec
2015.0.3500

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate
4.0.3.1488

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18061

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.173
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate (variant)
8.9643

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/PullUpdate
8/8/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of moviemode64.exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.12

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SaMon
14.0.0.3995

Malwarebytes
Adware.MovieMode
v2014.04.18.10

McAfee
Artemis!29E59C1C837E
5600.7045

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.fb2
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenTechnologiesApps.J
14.8.15.15

Sophos
Generic PUA MG
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0323
7.2.108

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SaMon
3.12.26.0

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
149.1 KB (152,720 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.0

Copyright:
Copyright © GenTechnologies Apps, LLC 2014

Original file name:
MovieMode.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\moviemode\up\2.6.78\moviemode.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/29/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/30/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", O="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", STREET=640 Grand Avenue, STREET=Suite E, L=Carlsbad, S=California, PostalCode=92008, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
06D4A5EDA561071FC293924D6DFC6300

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/18/2014 2:48:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:fvmO0denAi7HkogBgW955sE6rduWLZfVE+ebJ2LOIGKGG7:HmcHtU955sE6rMqVzekCIGKGW

Entry address:
0x98EE

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

The file MovieMode.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Movie Mode  by GenTechnologies Apps, LLC
Run by Creative Island Media, LLC, this is an adware (ad-supported) web browser extension that is difficult to remove and will hijack the user's web browser search page as well as inject advertisements.
www.moviemodeapp.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-10-180-179.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.10.180.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-112-218-190.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (50.112.218.190:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-171-43-206.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.171.43.206:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-244-3-176.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.244.3.176:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-218-117-236.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.218.117.236:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-213-81-117.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.81.117:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-16-174-255.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.16.174.255:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-112-130-179.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (50.112.130.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-246-97-40.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.246.97.40:80)

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