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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. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application MovieModeService.exe by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Movie Mode Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
a1944300aaedac7f52ba992743815563

SHA-1:
e9e12e52ae89703d4c32186c0aeedaa7e221a62e

SHA-256:
18109f27f53855044084edbe2cefec6c8d7695e86d0e8faa4c3795ce47b94898

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/26/2024 4:21:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.164.30

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

AVG
MalSign.GenTec
2015.0.3389

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate
4.0.3.1488

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18144

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.175
9.0.1.0220

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Android.Trojan.Boqx
8.14.08.08.12

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate (variant)
8.9728

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/PullUpdate
8/8/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
Adware.MovieMode
v2014.08.08.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM03.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.GenTechnologiesApps.Q
14.8.15.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10420

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0323
7.2.220

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)

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 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
5/31/2014 5:29:59 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:
2/11/2014 5:03:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:TZzGxHiByArQogDLcj6NtWpjC5hfV4XYLBgGzZ0Po63:TlGxHiByArQ3X06ypmt4XYLBgG4N3

Entry address:
0xCE9E

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...
 
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Entropy:
5.9299

Code size:
44 KB (45,056 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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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-213-104-242.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.104.242:80)

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