v-bates.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 v-bates.exe by Wajamu has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from 24b9c2b31b06c472fcca-681664e3535063ecf3a37aa4fc97770c.r32.cf5.rackcdn.com.
Publisher:
Wajamu   (signed by Wajamu)

MD5:
efbbf05c27e939155c74cbd94c177fb3

SHA-1:
33658cab5bb147849f8da9417496ad19e288761d

SHA-256:
c10a8f6c4ea10c9ea4b81fc24746bd8c942af0777f1aefd3725923cdbfb14324

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:59:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BitCocktail
4.0.3.1474

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.423
9.0.1.0185

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.BitCocktail (variant)
8.10042

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajamu.H
14.7.4.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajamu
30930

File size:
1.9 MB (2,033,320 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.442

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\v-bates.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/25/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/26/2014 5:59:59 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:
1/30/2013 7:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:SUyY98TgCSgWOdMl3EbDZYQL9EooiOQPLr:xyY9EUisEblL+bi5r

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9678

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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