Genie-Soft - 0% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from Genie-Soft? If so, please read on.

You will probably see Genie-Soft when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Genie-Soft appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the digital signature details for Genie-Soft with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Genie-Soft file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click on the View Certificate button

Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Genie-Soft:

Screenshot of the Genie-Soft certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Genie-Soft and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, etc. You can also see the address for Genie-Soft, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 and Thawte Code Signing CA has issued the Genie-Soft certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Genie-Soft Files

The following are the Genie-Soft files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
0/51GenieTimelineAgent.exe
0/55OEBackup.exe
0/57GBMAgent.exe

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have gathered 163 scan reports for the Genie-Soft files. 0 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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