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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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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:   e6002cacb88ea90b875dbbe8047fb236
SHA1:   514b80117bf2b6cc18d568eb5ecfb58745d2f29d
SHA256:   2bb401391e55a7be1686395af6b5c4b53eacc6c4bec252d28a739c940df34499

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 52504

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.02617530%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01732904%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00884626%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:414 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:2/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:5.37 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):3.5 MB
    Private (minimum):2.35 MB
    Non-paged memory:5.37 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:119.8 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):127.55 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:3.88 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):10.78 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:20
    12
    Handles:395
    600
    GUI GDI count:34
    103
    GUI GDI peak:37
    142
    GUI USER count:24
    49
    GUI USER peak:27
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\trayui\bin\gentray.exe"
    Owner:User

    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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