Should I block it?

60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

b1ce1 31.25%
3328b 18.75%
e6002 18.75%
a74ad 6.25%
af174 18.75%
db06e 6.25%
(Note, Genieo Innovation LTD publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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Parent process
Child process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegEnumValueA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, CryptHashData, CryptDestroyHash, CryptCreateHash, CryptReleaseContext, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptGetHashParam, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue
gdi32.dll
CreateCompatibleDC, CreateRectRgnIndirect, SaveDC, SetStretchBltMode, GetClipBox, ExtSelectClipRgn, RestoreDC, TextOutW, SetTextAlign, SetTextColor, SetBkMode, SelectObject, SetPixel, DeleteObject, CreateBrushIndirect, GetStockObject, CreateDIBSection, DeleteDC, SetDIBitsToDevice, BitBlt, CreateFontW
kernel32.dll
LeaveCriticalSection, CreateFileW, FlushFileBuffers, EnterCriticalSection, GetLocalTime, DeleteCriticalSection, GetExitCodeThread, CreateEventW, VirtualQuery, FreeLibrary, SetEvent, GetTickCount, ReadProcessMemory, GetProcAddress, OpenEventW, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, DeleteFileW, SetLastError, WideCharToMultiByte, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, CopyFileW, WriteFile, ReadFile, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapSize, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedIncrement, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, RaiseException, GetStartupInfoW, HeapReAlloc, RtlUnwind, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, GetACP, InitializeCriticalSection, SetFilePointer, GetFileSize, TerminateThread, lstrcpynW, CreateThread, GetTempFileNameW, GetTempPathW, ExitProcess, GetModuleHandleW, CloseHandle, TerminateProcess, GetExitCodeProcess, OpenProcess, GetLastError, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, Sleep, GetCommandLineW, CreateDirectoryW, ReleaseSemaphore, WaitForSingleObject, CreateSemaphoreW, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcessId, GetLocaleInfoA, SetStdHandle, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetModuleHandleA, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, SetEndOfFile, GetCPInfo
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoCreateGuid, CoInitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeEx
psapi.dll
EnumProcesses, GetModuleBaseNameW, EnumProcessModules
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteW, CommandLineToArgvW, SHAppBarMessage, ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteA
shlwapi.dll
StrTrimA, SHRegGetUSValueA, SHSetValueW, SHGetValueW, SHRegGetUSValueW
urlmon.dll
URLDownloadToFileW
user32.dll
IsWindowVisible, GetLastInputInfo, wsprintfW, FindWindowW, GetDoubleClickTime, DestroyMenu, PostQuitMessage, PostMessageW, TrackPopupMenu, SetForegroundWindow, CheckMenuItem, ModifyMenuW, GetCursorPos, GetSubMenu, LoadMenuW, RegisterWindowMessageW, KillTimer, FillRect, InvalidateRect, SetTimer, DefWindowProcW, SetCursor, EndPaint, BeginPaint, ShowWindowAsync, ShowWindow, PtInRect, RegisterClassW, LoadImageW, SetWindowPos, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, CreateWindowExW, LoadCursorW, DestroyWindow, GetWindowRect, GetClassNameW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, SendMessageW
wininet.dll
HttpSendRequestW, InternetCloseHandle, HttpOpenRequestW, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetSetOptionW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetConnectW, InternetReadFile, InternetQueryDataAvailable, InternetOpenW

gentray.exe

By Genieo Innovation LTD (Signed)

Remove gentray.exe
MD5:   3328be4f62628d914c2d13b9a0a61b8f
SHA1:   946e3cd54c2836797c2c5e5d5ea9ea8c9756548a
SHA256:   c5afe1edea0a06968b9085769bf502ec653e8adb524b9e6f7f967249ca8c9c69

What is gentray.exe?

gentray.exe is the program that runs in the notification area system tray. Genieo is a web browser framework that tries to automatically discover, manage and filter feeds according to users’ topics of interest. It runs within the context of Intenet Explorer as well as a stand alone process that remains running in the system tray as a background process. Genieo is a web browser framework that tries to automatically discover, manage and filter feeds according to users’ topics of interest.

About gentray.exe (from Genieo Innovation LTD)

Genieo Software is a desktop application which automatically generates a personal start page with relevant content and ad-hock personalized news widgets. Unlike other start pages, Genieo Software does

DetailsDetails

File name:gentray.exe
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\trayui\bin\gentray.exe
Size:510.34 KB (522,592 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Genieo Innovation LTD
Authority (CA):Thawte
Expiration date:Friday, February 7, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'GenieoSystemTray' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Genieo\Application\TrayUi\bin\gentray.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.03015963%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.02594188%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00421775%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:315 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:3.3 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.27 MB
Private (minimum):2.31 MB
Non-paged memory:3.3 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:76.25 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):80.84 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.35 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.04 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:16
12
Handles:228
600
GUI GDI count:30
103
GUI GDI peak:31
142
GUI USER count:16
49
GUI USER peak:18
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\trayui\bin\gentray.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sendori.dll (Sendori.dll by Sendori)
Total CPU:0.00865637%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00432818%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00432818%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:365,380/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:14/sec
79/sec
Memory:312 KB
1.16 MB
gentray.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00322793%
Kernel CPU:0.00295076%
User CPU:0.00027717%
CPU cycles:86,956/sec
Memory:528 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate N 56.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.75%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.25%
Windows Vista Ultimate 6.25%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of gentray.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 100.00%
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