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Wajam

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 wajam_install.exe by Wajam has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.wajam.com.
Publisher:
Wajam  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wajam

Version:
1.53

MD5:
ed9c141309c79b1c87777ac62daf92c3

SHA-1:
0c08a33d8a4d7e2702b23a24b3094fef432898d4

SHA-256:
e18c390fb820048ee015c0790db8113516f8f3c5cecc1d500f1ddc728c7d0157

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:11:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Wajam.N
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2467
9.0.1.0360

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.N
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajam
18018

File size:
433.6 KB (444,056 bytes)

Copyright:
© Wajam. All right reserved.

Trademarks:
Wajam – Great minds search alike.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\wajam_install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wajam

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/16/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/17/2013 1:59:59 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 11:53:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4b0D5z2uIUU2hmZg3aG2vvN8F7WBwUTFXPypvpU:4b6IUU2gvGFBUTFXPIvi

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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Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file wajam_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.wajam.com/.../wajam_install.exe

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