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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 4 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 vzbucket.appscion.com.
Publisher:
Southstarco   (signed by Wajamu)

MD5:
732ba7ec3b4372e4ceffa691a0dac7f0

SHA-1:
42cff54f65ac2c2e5c2a11db1ed3dba016a32943

SHA-256:
bbe142cb9534f78ec108959606de17228679cdaa27bd249b6a89cb5194a2aba8

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/1/2024 7:57:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140208

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.BitCocktail (variant)
8.9397

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajamu.H
14.4.13.17

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.4.13

File size:
1.7 MB (1,773,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.438

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\v-bates.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:
1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:CUbY98REACnJEbIEcneIDUH2hndW43ZT9EooiOQPLs:hbY9ISnGbIjne+nQ2+bi5s

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file v-bates.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://vzbucket.appscion.com/VBates/.../v-bates.exe

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