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uninstall.exe

Wajam

The file is part of Wajam, a web browser extension that injects social search integration into various search portals such as Google. The application uninstall.exe by Wajam has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Wajam by Wajam. This file is typically installed with the program Wajam which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

uninstall.exe

Publisher:

Wajam (signed and verified)

Product:

Wajam

Version:

1.4

MD5:

4dd097dfc1bac14190928745ec6d2e59

SHA-1:

0b7e07568adba9a1a112d26b347cd06d3c8ddbfa

SHA-256:

032d63f5025dc6bbc8bf3f8ea22229f9639c9983db2a23b226b77c12f4f43faa

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:

4/18/2024 9:49:57 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Wajam.Installer (M)

15.12.26.15

File size:

61.5 KB (62,936 bytes)

Trademarks:

Wajam – Great minds search alike.

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\wajam\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Wajam

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

5/16/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

5/17/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Wajam, O=Wajam, STREET="4115 Boulevard Saint-Laurent suite #200", L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H2W1Y7, C=CA

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

175B7FEB5E5C08B00F3B710CDD9D93EB

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/5/2009 10:53:18 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

1536:svq3+uta99Hj25XvwLXJLiH/At0BzuEbmGeh1:wstajHKBvYXJL8lBu4zW

Entry address:

0x36A0

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 88, A7, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 63, 42, 00, E8, EE, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 04, 63, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, B0, 0C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 81, 40, 00, 68, 10, A8, 40, 00, 68, 00, 5B, 42, 00, E8, F4, 29, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, BF, 00, C0, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, E2, 29, 00, 00... 
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Entropy:

6.9848

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

Program Uninstaller

Program name:

Wajam

Display publisher:

Wajam

Display version:

1.54

Uninstall string:

C:\Program Files\Wajam\uninstall.exe

The file uninstall.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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