partner_uninstall.exe

Personalization Partner

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application partner_uninstall.exe by Genieo Innovation has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Genieo by Genieo Innovation Ltd..
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
Personalization Partner

Version:
1.0.212

MD5:
9f2d23473b3172f499576f961fde92e8

SHA-1:
2006933306b6033f6a2de6a54971158591b26022

SHA-256:
617b3b3f8802f5fb04b3630b5531465fd06a67d76c448680da41d78848a0ca90

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Inserts ads in the web browser and modifies the home page. "Genieo Innovation’s Software may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the content or information on the Software, queries made through the Software, or from other information. You agree that we and our third party providers and partners may place advertising on our Software or in connection with the display of content or information on our Software." (EULA)

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:02:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.18.21

File size:
41.5 KB (42,480 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.212

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\partner\uninstall\w3i\partner_uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Genieo Innovation LTD, O=Genieo Innovation LTD, L=Herzliah, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3FC43777FA374B717C09D098544C20F1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:/1cVhpQI2EQK0iPDh84nScF15GYbWjXO3XJtY2uQC0/QYS/OpKYPV:NQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJta0COplt

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.5860

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Genieo

Display publisher:
Genieo Innovation Ltd.

Display version:
1.0.118

Uninstall string:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\partner\uninstall\w3i\partner_uninstall.exe


Remove partner_uninstall.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security