Should I block it?

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

VersionsAdditional versions

fc3e3 35.29%
a9462 17.65%
8ec33 17.65%
e29bf 5.88%
fceed 17.65%
031c4 5.88%
(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
RegOpenKeyExW, RegEnumValueA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegCloseKey, CryptGetHashParam, CryptHashData, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptReleaseContext, CryptCreateHash, CryptDestroyHash
kernel32.dll
CreateDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, GetFileSize, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, InitializeCriticalSection, CopyFileW, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateFileW, FlushFileBuffers, EnterCriticalSection, GetLocalTime, DeleteCriticalSection, CloseHandle, InterlockedDecrement, CreateSemaphoreW, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseSemaphore, GetPrivateProfileStringW, GetTickCount, Sleep, GetTempPathW, CreateThread, OpenProcess, TerminateProcess, GetLastError, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetModuleHandleA, GetPrivateProfileIntW, GetExitCodeProcess, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, WaitForMultipleObjects, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcessHeap, GetVersionExW, GetProcAddress, GetSystemInfo, SetLastError, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenW, TerminateThread, CreateProcessW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetStartupInfoW, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetCPInfo, InterlockedIncrement, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, GetCurrentThreadId, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetModuleFileNameW, HeapSize, ExitProcess, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, ReadFile, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SetStdHandle, LoadLibraryA, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetEndOfFile, CreateFileA, HeapReAlloc
ole32.dll
CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW, ShellExecuteExW
shlwapi.dll
SHSetValueA, SHRegGetUSValueW, SHGetValueW, SHSetValueW, StrTrimA, SHRegGetUSValueA
user32.dll
GetSystemMetrics, SendMessageW, FindWindowW, PostMessageW, GetLastInputInfo, wsprintfW
wininet.dll
InternetCloseHandle, HttpOpenRequestW, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetSetOptionW, HttpSendRequestW, InternetConnectW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetQueryDataAvailable, InternetReadFile, InternetOpenW

genupdater.exe

By Genieo Innovation LTD (Signed)

Remove genupdater.exe
MD5:   031c4ff3fe798246dc7b60fd46695369
SHA1:   f14ef936101438aac35ce12ea6cf6349f820ba29

What is genupdater.exe?

Genieo Updater is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found. Genieo is a web browser framework that tries to automatically discover, manage and filter feeds according to users’ topics of interest.

About genupdater.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:genupdater.exe
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\updater\bin\genupdater.exe
Size:270.84 KB (277,344 bytes)
Build date:2/6/2012 1:14 AM
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'
  • 'GenieoUpdaterService' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Genieo\Application\Updater\bin\genupdater.exe" -wait 5

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate N 58.82%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.65%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.76%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.88%
Windows Vista Ultimate 5.88%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of genupdater.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 100.00%
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