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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:

9d9c69748f89dde23fb7664598552fbf

SHA-1:

5679bb6cb9418f97780913e6d7d3ac4d7820536a

SHA-256:

34477eebefefffbaaab3318f6014d14760ec53de6747c1aa507be36a238e3ff5

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:

4/25/2024 1:01:10 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Wajam (M)

16.9.9.22

File size:

61.6 KB (63,032 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:

5/15/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/16/2013 5:59:59 PM

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 3:53:18 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

1536:scq3+uta99Hj25XvwLXJLi/nAt0vVxO00YThwN:LstajHKBvYXJLKnl9xEN

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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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:

1.70

Uninstall string:

C:\Program Files (x86)\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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