Completer wants to make changes. Type in your password...

Got this message this morning. Never seen it before, and after searching on the 'Net, I was lead to Apple Communities. After reading through comments there, I was lead to try EtreCheck. Here is the report:
Problem description:
Got a message:
“Completer wants to make changes.  Type in your password to allow this.”
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated January 8, 2015 at 8:28:13 AM CST
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
  MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
  MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
  1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
  4 GB RAM Upgradeable
  BANK 0/DIMM0
  2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
  BANK 1/DIMM0
  2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
  Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
  Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
  NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
  Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
  OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 21:55:6
Disk Information: ℹ️
  Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
  EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
  Untitled 1 (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (221.27 GB free)
  Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
  MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
USB Information: ℹ️
  Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
  Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
  Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
  Logitech USB Receiver
  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
  Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
  Mac App Store and identified developers
Adware: ℹ️
  Geneio [Remove]
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
  /System/Library/Extensions
  [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
  /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
  [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
  [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
  [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [running] com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist Adware! [Remove]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist Adware! [Remove]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Adware! [Remove]
  [loaded] com.genieo.completer.ltvbit.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Adware! [Remove]
User Login Items: ℹ️
  iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 [Support]
  Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
  Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
  Adblock Plus [Installed]
  AdBlock [Installed]
  Pin It Button [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
  Flash Player  [Support]
  Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX  [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
  Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      11% WindowServer
      6% com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
      4% coreaudiod
      2% mdworker
      1% Jigsaws Galore
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
  434 MB Safari
  422 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
  241 MB com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
  133 MB softwareupdated
  107 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
  38 MB Free RAM
  1.78 GB Active RAM
  1.74 GB Inactive RAM
  472 MB Wired RAM
  432 MB Page-ins
  0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
  Jan 7, 2015, 10:33:44 AM Self test - passed
NOW WHAT do I do???

And, trust me, I would NOT enter a password!
I was preaching, but you would be surprised that people do that
Barry

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