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MovieModeService.exe

Movie Mode Service

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 MovieModeService.exe by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Movie Mode”. This file is typically installed with the program Movie Mode by GenTechnologies Apps, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.

File name:

Publisher:

GenTechnologies Apps, LLC (signed and verified)

Product:

Movie Mode Service

Version:

1.0.0.0

MD5:

98a0640b4615eb9b176a50c0dfe97946

SHA-1:

726e461dc32384c66a969b84472678887d10bb3b

SHA-256:

2ae1afe970e577163c0eb7b8bc22a50604a70c1f2d98592f86ac70a51afcaf5b

Scanner detections:

24 / 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:

4/19/2024 3:41:44 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518

698

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.PullUpdate

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.164.30

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-150309

AVG

Downloader

2016.0.3176

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate

4.0.3.1539

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518

1.0.20.340

Comodo Security

ApplicUnwnt

18144

Dr.Web

Adware.Plugin.175

9.0.1.068

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Android.Trojan.Boqx

8.15.03.09.06

ESET NOD32

MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate (variant)

9.9599

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/PullUpdate

3/9/2015

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518

11.2015-09-03_2

G Data

Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518

15.3.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Agent

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.178.12292

Malwarebytes

Adware.MovieMode

v2015.03.09.06

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518

16.0.0.204

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Trojan.Adware.988

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Service.Injekt

15.3.9.6

SUPERAntiSpyware

Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]

10008

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0323

7.2.68

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4872425

29800

XVirus List

Win.Detected

2.3.31

File size:

51.6 KB (52,880 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.0

Original file name:

MovieModeService.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\ProgramData\moviemode\moviemodeservice.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

5/30/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/31/2014 7:59:59 AM

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:

2/6/2014 3:22:07 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

768:If1CzQIMERaSlL4OynwdqhP+9tYD7vIB7+eZCACoGhZonoYGoSMEEd:IYL86qP+vYYB7+eTCoGhZ+mdEd

Entry address:

0xC52E

Entry point:

FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

5.9580

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

41.5 KB (42,496 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Movie Mode

Service name:

MovieMode

Description:

Provides system level support for Movie Mode.

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

The file MovieModeService.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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