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updater_uninstall.exe

Personalization Updater Uninstaller

Genieo Innovation LTD

The application updater_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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.genieo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation Ltd.  (signed by Genieo Innovation LTD)

Product:
Personalization Updater Uninstaller

Version:
2.7.444

MD5:
2f248a6d42da916aeda4ec1769ab262e

SHA-1:
49a6eadcfaa0d3b3fc235a5e8a87b48d8b1a2bde

SHA-256:
d3d0d801d3fc15f2a9821911a93a69021e750ce4bcc5b11e9a230c3a6f13256f

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:
4/25/2024 8:57:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.GenieoInnovation.R
14.4.13.5

File size:
77.7 KB (79,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.444

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Genieo Innovation LTD

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):
1536:wQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJSa0z32epnzUgYDBrbYIWlag:wQIURTXJSF7lBUgkPY/

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:
6.4278

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file updater_uninstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.genieo.com/.../updater_uninstall.exe

http://genieo.com/.../updater_uninstall.exe

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