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extensionupdaterservice.exe

Wajamu

The file is part of Wajam, a web browser extension that injects social search integration into various search portals such as Google. The application extensionupdaterservice.exe by Wajamu has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “V-bates Updater”.
Publisher:
Wajamu  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cf66ca0b94d9ca6f02aa36f78aca5542

SHA-1:
07b04f8b7384d37642d266f4c6476bfe1ecf29bd

SHA-256:
7bc424736df8805e3d856f0d88892f1b4c3bd65db0bfdf4b17f1b77477e4d659

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 2:13:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BitCocktail
4.0.3.14625

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.BitCocktail (variant)
8.9989

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetPacks.A
v2014.06.25.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajamu.X
14.6.25.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajamu
30586

File size:
286.8 KB (293,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\v-bates\extensionupdaterservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wajamu

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/25/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/26/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Wajamu, O=Wajamu, L=Herzlia, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
254859747F512412BB92CB81D0C020A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2014 11:52:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:2+C0YMl1JnsCs5VsMCudtbTmbu8zq5uyks6F7Q+02KmM0JbElf7eSza7BiR6:2f0peCMVTCM5mbf+uy3oJbYDVza7BiR6

Entry address:
0x10A3F

Entry point:
E8, 2F, 8B, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 40, 33, 43, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, D8, 15, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 63, 8C, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2...
 
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Entropy:
5.8423

Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

Service
Display name:
V-bates Updater

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a92-123-226-225.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (92.123.226.225:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-50-238-144.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.50.238.144:80)

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