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. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application MovieModeService.exe by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 25 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 Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
165e973e70f4cd4c904544670dbf609f

SHA-1:
ae50c94d16c797ffae3cccbbf89137cee7466ec9

SHA-256:
2aa0dff884289a8c5768e6da3d31985efde0b20042c8643ad17810d416f617b5

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
5/10/2024 6:48:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518
499

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.212.220

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150923

AVG
GenTec
2016.0.2977

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate
4.0.3.15923

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518
1.0.20.1330

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18025

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.175
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Trojan.Boqx
8.15.09.23.08

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate (variant)
9.9617

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/PullUpdate
9/23/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518
11.2015-23-09_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518
15.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.178.12292

Malwarebytes
Adware.MovieMode
v2015.09.23.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.380518
16.0.0.798

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM03.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.GenTechnologiesApps (M)
15.9.23.20

Sophos
Pull Update
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9611

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0323
7.2.266

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4872425
29800

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
54.1 KB (55,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © GenTechnologies Apps, LLC 2014

Original file name:
MovieModeService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\moviemode\moviemodeservice.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/30/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2014 1:59:59 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:
2/19/2014 7:03:10 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:7ZzGxHiByArQogDLcASu6NSqnI/aa4X1LfgGzZmT5H8:7lGxHiByArQ3XPL6JISa4X1LfgGQFc

Entry address:
0xCE6E

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

Code size:
44 KB (45,056 bytes)

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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