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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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Genieo Innovation Ltd.  (signed by Genieo Innovation LTD)

Product:
Personalization Updater Uninstaller

Version:
2.7.688

MD5:
f8d328db96a7a5fdb738c5ed165e1e50

SHA-1:
d455d65b2f0dbbef0ff24c783a4c1c2d4e6f44ed

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:
4/24/2024 9:32:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GenieoInnovation.Installer
16.2.8.21

File size:
84.3 KB (86,276 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.688

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application\updater\uninstall\updater_uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Genieo Innovation LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/9/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/9/2016 5:59:59 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:
1B98BC775598D0C401E0D6CC4349529A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:cQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJSa0zM7CCSqJKuvgosqAMpVxFJ4lf4isKldJM:cQIURTXJSF47CC5gF9MpbFJ2dNM

Entry address:
0x3A108

Entry point:
60, E8, E6, 19, 00, 00, 8B, 74, 24, 20, E8, 08, 00, 00, 00, 61, 68, 3C, 32, 40, 00, C3, E9, 59, E8, 01, 16, 00, 00, 81, E6, 00, F0, FF, FF, 81, EE, 00, 10, 00, 00, 66, 81, 3E, 4D, 5A, 75, F3, 0F, B7, 7E, 3C, 03, FE, 8B, 6F, 78, 03, EE, 8B, 5D, 20, 03, DE, 33, C0, 8B, D6, 83, C3, 04, 40, 8B, 3B, 03, FA, E8, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 47, 65, 74, 50, 72, 6F, 63, 41, 64, 64, 72, 65, 73, 73, 00, 5E, 33, C9, B1, 0F, FC, F3, A6, 75, DA, 8B, F2, 8B, 5D, 24, 03, DE, 0F, B7, 0C, 43, 8B, 5D, 1C, 03, DE, 8B, 1C, 8B, 03, DE, 81...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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