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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.)

Relationships

Parent process
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genupdater.exe

By Genieo Innovation LTD (Signed)

Remove genupdater.exe
MD5:   a94627557201a1b9217c7f5337edcf41
SHA1:   1c3ff89e0784b185fe453e9d92d468023b022382
SHA256:   4f71aabba627ba2014b98c7b97a8a0f65f7d79487bee854399b4674c44ebfe85

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:283.34 KB (290,144 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'
  • 'GenieoUpdaterService' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Genieo\Application\Updater\bin\genupdater.exe" -wait 5

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00426624%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00309289%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00117335%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:25 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:932 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):480 KB
Private (minimum):306 KB
Non-paged memory:932 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:42.17 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):46.46 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:284 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.39 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:42
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:9
142
GUI USER count:2
49
GUI USER peak:2
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\genieo\application\updater\bin\genupdater.exe" -wait 5
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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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