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nativemessagehost.exe

Wajam Internet Technologies Inc

The file is part of Wajam, a web browser extension that injects social search integration into various search portals such as Google. The application nativemessagehost.exe by Wajam Internet Technologies Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Wajam which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Wajam Internet Technologies Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b37bcd4660700ad4b05e37b207d327bf

SHA-1:
a1bf0b5acc9f54302ee62b7f6e03a52906479a2c

SHA-256:
355bddb74262bde849d005b18589e0ac74733f0378782de016e6c60f3acd4969

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:09:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.WajamInternetTechnologies (M)
16.1.13.2

File size:
119.6 KB (122,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\wajam\chrome\nativemessaginghost\nativemessagehost.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wajam Internet Technologies Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/9/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/10/2018 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Wajam Internet Technologies Inc, O=Wajam Internet Technologies Inc, STREET=4115 Saint-Laurent Blvd, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H2W 1Y7, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
008DAB5910F20F42BD7B16C6EBC90BB13C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/13/2013 5:18:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Nl1D3ZCtosAQfoAwgILuoswfWabn8UHEBtNnwY1/L0yvD:VktUAygIpf7jDHEHNn71TVL

Entry address:
0x5DB7

Entry point:
E8, D3, 6C, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, 34, 50, 41, 00, 57, FF, 35, C8, D5, 41, 00, FF, D6, FF, 35, C4, D5, 41, 00, 8B, D8, 89, 5D, FC, FF, D6, 8B, F0, 3B, F3, 0F, 82, 81, 00, 00, 00, 8B, FE, 2B, FB, 8D, 47, 04, 83, F8, 04, 72, 75, 53, E8, 29, 6D, 00, 00, 8B, D8, 8D, 47, 04, 59, 3B, D8, 73, 48, B8, 00, 08, 00, 00, 3B, D8, 73, 02, 8B, C3, 03, C3, 3B, C3, 72, 0F, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8, B8, 1D, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 75, 16, 8D, 43, 10, 3B, C3, 72, 3E, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8...
 
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Code size:
78.5 KB (80,384 bytes)

The file nativemessagehost.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Wajam  by Wajam
Wajam is a search-enhancement product, but it does not change homepage or search. This product shows display and/or text ads into third-party websites which may alter normal web page layouts.
www.wajam.com
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