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.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
Personalization Partner

Version:
1.0.320

MD5:
04b376250a9be42533dd1e80ff09a553

SHA-1:
64c8861020b53a62c9e05ee920db687eea7589ec

SHA-256:
acfd2fe59f0a2770259bcc3e2fc44f751e8298e2b0a366ff906c48e835567e0e

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 11:47:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenieoInnovation.Installer (M)
16.1.23.9

File size:
41.5 KB (42,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.320

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\w3i4\partner_uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/5/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2014 5:59:59 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 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:71cVhpQI2EQK0iPDh84nScF15GYbWjXO3XJtY2uQC0/QY+3SKYPx:ZQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJta0OSlPx

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...
 
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Entropy:
6.5862

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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