setup.exe

GenTechnologies Apps, LLC

The software will display additional offers (such as adware) during installation including a browser toolbar/extension as well as advertising injection software (part of the Injekt brand). The application setup.exe by GenTechnologies Apps has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
GenTechnologies Apps, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7b0db2c0e41f24049af32ea9fa28cd38

SHA-1:
1229b1f1f17cfce04046ba51848a74198e6a3ba7

SHA-256:
ca1e50931fbb64d410cdda2b2205e76077a6a4f44bad3fa93ed5ed7a1324e0e8

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:03:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.PullUpdate
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.164.52

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3398

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.PullUpdate
4.0.3.14729

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate
8.10160

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.MSIL.PullUpdate
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
Adware.MovieMode
v2014.07.29.09

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.PullUpdate.dchthd
0.28.2.60990

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GenTechnologiesApps.F
14.8.8.0

File size:
4.1 MB (4,248,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="GenTechnologies Apps, LLC", L=Grandville, S=Michigan, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
169927F400601EBFFB8BCB8CA159DB85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 6:41:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:8HzgqotuBgLLdMN/T2uehuKfQQK5o6mJGPK99gqotuBqh:czgRsBgLaN/TWR7sK9gRsBC

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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