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root genius.exe

Setup

CONFIRMED app NLN

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 CONFIRMED app NLN 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:
CONFIRMED app NLN  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.9.3.0

MD5:
6f345fce03b562f40fe27819af851d92

SHA-1:
8d1156855288aad109e05a94cdac0449c677390c

SHA-256:
ad2b75bf1720e2b8ed353d1d323001fd9a1fe2771b5d13200652e2bdaaa09ebb

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:
5/22/2024 5:21:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.11.9.16

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.3.0

Copyright:
Setup

Original file name:
Ionic.Zip-2015Mar14-072003-87ae6940-f371-4d40-9f9b-bef1630fa22d.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CONFIRMED app NLN

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CONFIRMED app NLN, O=CONFIRMED app NLN, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
26AE6A3F0DA4DEDB77445ADC3A65A5A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2015 12:50:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mMiy4IadS4ms5I6e66fEheKhGsOmzdvsCqFHzc2bh7Dbb6OnwEilTeF8YMm1xB73:mbSaE4mvt/PEdDOTc2pDiOnwRTeP57

Entry address:
0x75F3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.5770

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

Code size:
464 KB (475,136 bytes)

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