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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 3 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:
17d9cf49ce64d0185697fbc780124f8c

SHA-1:
5a88643d0909f37bdf12baf483c6e12bb8494af9

SHA-256:
00a12abdb8a515e0bec632a31d5feeeee0fdcf9c7241ae54e20d32a5ca6ff68e

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:21:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.BitCocktail (variant)
8.9670

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetPacks.A
v2014.04.23.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajamu.X
14.4.23.7

File size:
205.3 KB (210,208 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:
8/26/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/27/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
4/7/2014 2:38:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:xYD61Apr4UdHZSd0AoI1qUC+lUxUDJ+fU1LzHugh:G+T45SWAorI71meLzHugh

Entry address:
0xB0D9

Entry point:
E8, 98, 4E, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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, 9C, 38, 42, 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, E8, 20, 42, 00, 01, 0F, 82, C6, 4F, 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...
 
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Code size:
94.5 KB (96,768 bytes)

Service
Display name:
V-bates Updater

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-50-238-216.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.50.238.216:80)

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