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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 20 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:
2152a1daf613bed6b67797413bfa3553

SHA-1:
e8745df01f0cf5d832e4bbddbe0f9b19fc453ff8

SHA-256:
7549b325618326309cbf470dcaf0c44947970a1d3531c964c9da7c56d824ba87

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
2/7/2026 7:31:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160218

AVG
MalSign.GenTec
2017.0.2829

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate
4.0.3.16218

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18127

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.181
9.0.1.049

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate (variant)
10.9728

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/PullUpdate
2/18/2016

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
14.0.0.642

Malwarebytes
Adware.MovieMode
v2016.02.18.12

McAfee
Artemis!29E59C1C837E
5600.6485

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.fb2
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.GenTechnologiesApps (M)
16.2.18.12

Sophos
Generic PUA MG
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9316

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0411
7.2.49

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SaMon
3.12.26.0

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
148.6 KB (152,208 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\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:
3/21/2014 5:45:39 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:KK7W29qVnx78E6eZ/bLZfVE+ebJ2LOIGKGL1:XKr1x78E6ephVzekCIGKG5

Entry address:
0x971E

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

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

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

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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