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

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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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gentray.exe

By Genieo Innovation LTD (Signed)

Remove gentray.exe
MD5:   a74adedb91f7bcfc58630bf35194ee1b
SHA1:   edf806c64d3ee65761fc6dd02df12ac5172c583e
SHA256:   d4989647d5b445b1a4ed7cf7aa8a34ce215ed4f7e8b362abf10035fae9032e9a

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"
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 61201

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.03400632%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.02400446%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.01000186%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:240 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:4/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:3.41 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):8.39 MB
    Private (minimum):7.73 MB
    Non-paged memory:3.41 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:100.47 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):109.47 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:7.47 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):10.86 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:19
    12
    Handles:299
    600
    GUI GDI count:34
    103
    GUI GDI peak:37
    142
    GUI USER count:23
    49
    GUI USER peak:28
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\trayui\bin\gentray.exe"
    Owner:User

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    gentray.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00661005%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00440670%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00220334%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:204,824/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:1/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:528 KB
    1.16 MB
    WININET.dll
    Total CPU:0.00098019%
    Kernel CPU:0.00098019%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:7,752/sec
    Memory:980 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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