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:
1.0.312

MD5:
73398e63f7acb715a9bed01157b93aee

SHA-1:
b43689efd3c4f653747181a6d98db5d9044d3968

SHA-256:
e974e3dd9fe7531142a08fa2da08174e5b5cb04b3bd9721329068f7233fbcd05

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:
5/5/2024 12:58:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenieoInnovation.Installer (M)
16.1.22.16

File size:
41.5 KB (42,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.312

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\w3i6\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:F1cVhpQI2EQK0iPDh84nScF15GYbWjXO3XJsY2uQC0/QYhEe+IKY5ax:zQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJsa0MbIlUx

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:
6.5878

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:
1.0.311

Uninstall string:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\partner\uninstall\w3i6\partner_uninstall.exe


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