- Threat Encyclopedia
- Malware
- OSX_GEONEI.LP
AdWare.OSX.Geonei.b (Kaspersky), OSX/Adware.Genieo.A (ESET)
Mac OS X
Manually installed by the user
This adware may be manually installed by a user.
495,439 bytes
Other
Yes
10 Sep 2014
Displays message/message boxes, Connects to URLs/IPs, Steals information
Arrival Details
This adware may be manually installed by a user.
Installation
This adware drops the following file(s)/component(s):
Other Details
This adware does the following:
NOTES:
This malware displays the following interface upon installation:
It accesses the following webpage:
It monitors websites visited by users and posts live updates of ongoing events that the users follow.
9.700
11.142.04
11 Sep 2014
11.143.00
12 Sep 2014
NOTES:
Applications>Utilities>Terminal or type ‘Terminal’ in Spotlight.
ps –A
kill {PID}
sudo rm –R "{grayware path and filename}.dmg"
sudo rm –R "/users/{user}/Library/Application Support/com.genieoinnovation.Installer"
sudo rm –R "/users/{user}/Library/Caches/com.genieoinnovation.Installer"
sudo rm –R "/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.competer.update.plist"
sudo rm –R "/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.competer.download.plist"
sudo rm –R "/Applications/InstallMac/Reset Search.app"