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Gameo

Posted: April 24, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 4,672
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 138,481
First Seen: April 25, 2014
Last Seen: March 9, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Gameo is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that may urge computer users to use its affiliated advertising website by saying 'Join the fun now!'. Gameo may claim that its gaming website is the easiest way to discover and play free games on a PC. Gameo may circulate and install itself on a PC as an extra tool packaged with freeware that computer users download and install from questionable download websites. Once installed on a computer system, Gameo may hijack a Web browser and cause unwanted browser redirects to unreliable websites. Gameo may generate and show annoying pop-up ads and messages that were designed with the goal to possibly generate advertising income from clicks on ads and raised web traffic. The pop-up web page of Gameo may carry the 'Free Download' button, which, if clicked by the PC user, may allow to install additional PUPs or adware on the computer system.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%APPDATA%\Gameo\gameo.exe File name: gameo.exe
Size: 42.48 MB (42482176 bytes)
MD5: f1e95e0d1c24d67e88ca4bb54a213465
Detection count: 25,435
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\Gameo
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 10, 2025
%APPDATA%\Gameo\gameo.dat File name: gameo.dat
Size: 10.42 MB (10420649 bytes)
MD5: 31803b58dc941d7cda74adebf694ae72
Detection count: 103
File type: Data file
Mime Type: unknown/dat
Path: %APPDATA%\Gameo
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 29, 2014
GameoSetup.exe File name: GameoSetup.exe
Size: 692.98 KB (692984 bytes)
MD5: 40b4ff81325ecc93bf385652f7bbef90
Detection count: 93
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022
%APPDATA%\GameoUpdater\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe File name: UpdateTask.exe
Size: 110.08 KB (110080 bytes)
MD5: e11c3967967178dbff1a1e0d3d922a76
Detection count: 28
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\GameoUpdater\UpdateProc
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 4, 2019

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathGameo.lnkRegexp file mask%windir%\System32\Tasks\Gameo Updater%windir%\System32\Tasks\Gameo_Update%windir%\Tasks\Gameo Updater.jobHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\GameoSoftware\GameoUpdaterSOFTWARE\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\gameo.exeSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\Gameo Updater.jobSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\Gameo Updater.job.fpSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Gameo UpdaterSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\gameo_updateSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GameoHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}GameoGameo Updater

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\Gameo%APPDATA%\GameoUpdater%APPDATA%\GoldenGate%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Gameo%LOCALAPPDATA%\Gameo%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Gameo

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