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root genius.exe

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truStEd downLoaD TyY

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application root genius.exe by truStEd downLoaD TyY has been detected as adware 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer.
Publisher:
truStEd downLoaD TyY  (signed and verified)

Product:
File

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
9c9f364f9a4b02faef94857fc3fceef7

SHA-1:
1912b997e91edca691a7afd9f31fcd3af6366ecf

SHA-256:
4a50ed15fc6b2e22995dd4119651da337989bb17fc2afa075ddaf9624e6ff82e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/9/2024 3:12:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.12.11.5

File size:
1 MB (1,100,952 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
File

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar26-210928-7d6521c2-c857-42ad-9694-2a6fcc123ec1.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\root genius.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
truStEd downLoaD TyY

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/22/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/27/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=truStEd downLoaD TyY, O=truStEd downLoaD TyY, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
76ED39C85E742023973EA7F67D577718

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2015 6:09:28 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x75F3E

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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