Gameo

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 3,265
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 58,882
First Seen: April 25, 2014
Last Seen: March 11, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Gameo is a PUP (potentially unwanted program) that may encourage PC users to use its sponsored promotional website by saying 'Join the fun now!'. Gameo may declare that its website is the easiest way to discover and play free games on a computer. Gameo may spread and enter a computer as an optional program bundled with free applications that PC users download and install from untrustworthy download websites. After installation on a PC, Gameo may take over a Web browser and result in annoying browser diversions to unknown websites. Gameo may create and display intrusive pop-up advertisements and notifications that were produced with the aim to probably benefit from clicks on advertisements and increased Internet traffic. The pop-up web page of Gameo may encompass the 'Free Download' button, which, if clicked by the computer user, may enable the creators of third-party programs install more potentially unwanted programs or adware threats on the PC.

SpyHunter Detects & Remove Gameo

File System Details

Gameo may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. gameo.exe f1e95e0d1c24d67e88ca4bb54a213465 10,834
2. gameo.exe a92d5736dbac456b4d4ae5ff3375d17d 4,024
3. gameo.exe c6aefbc8957d03fc7542ccfe036653b2 469
4. UpdateTask.exe a95caca8a3cf1ad92035ea9b59e8d7b6 384
5. gameo.dat 31803b58dc941d7cda74adebf694ae72 44
6. gameo.exe 533e3f0401fcff29e4d3d2e8f7853da4 40
7. UpdateTask.exe e11c3967967178dbff1a1e0d3d922a76 12
8. gameo.dat 09aba01bfc62d50e50884510179fc728 3
9. GameoSetup.exe 40b4ff81325ecc93bf385652f7bbef90 1

Registry Details

Gameo may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
Gameo.lnk
Regexp file mask
%windir%\System32\Tasks\Gameo Updater
%windir%\System32\Tasks\Gameo_Update
%windir%\Tasks\Gameo Updater.job
Software\Gameo
Software\GameoUpdater
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\gameo.exe
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\Gameo Updater.job
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\Gameo Updater.job.fp
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Gameo Updater
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\gameo_update
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Gameo

Directories

Gameo may create the following directory or directories:

%APPDATA%\Gameo
%APPDATA%\GameoUpdater
%APPDATA%\GoldenGate
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Gameo
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Gameo
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Gameo

1 Comment

I also found a zipped folder name gameo in %APPDATA%\Local\Temp. Thanks for your article. It is very useful and important. The way they pervade and penetrate all corners in our computer is characteristic of a malware.

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