Genieo Innovation LTD - 3% Detection Rate *

Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Genieo Innovation LTD? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Generic.C7F and Trojan.Genieo.2. The detection rate for the Genieo Innovation LTD files collected here is 3%. Please read on for more details.

You will probably notice Genieo Innovation LTD when running the file. The publisher name shows up as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Genieo Innovation LTD appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can also view the Genieo Innovation LTD certificate with the following procedure:

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

Here is a screengrab of a file that has been digitally signed by Genieo Innovation LTD:

Screenshot of the Genieo Innovation LTD certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows reports that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Genieo Innovation LTD and that the file has not been tampered with.

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, and so on. You can also view the address for Genieo Innovation LTD, such as the street name, city and country.

Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Genieo Innovation LTD certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.

Genieo Innovation LTD Files

These are the Genieo Innovation LTD files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
1/47genupdater.exe
3/57genupdater.exe
1/47IeSearchProvider1595235783062111062.exe
7/49gentray.exe
0/57gentray.exe
0/47updater_uninstall.exe
0/42IEWrapper.dll

Scanner and Detection Names

Here is the detection names for the Genieo Innovation LTD files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGGeneric.C7F
AegisLabVirus.C7F.Gen!c
DrWebTrojan.Genieo.2, Trojan.Genieo.62
ESET-NOD32a variant of Win32/Adware.Genieo.A
K7AntiVirusAdware ( 004e0efd1 )
K7GWAdware ( 004e0efd1 )
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Genieo.czfldp
YandexPUA.Genieo!

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on the fact that I have collected 346 scan reports for the Genieo Innovation LTD files. 12 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. You can view 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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