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wajam_install.exe

Wajam

Super Downloads

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 Super Downloads 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.wajam-download.com.
Publisher:
Super Downloads  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wajam

Version:
2.05

MD5:
52448ad5f187720a11791e7d3d71cb1a

SHA-1:
2eac7551f4fcc1a0281053e17fc4e7f7673b515b

SHA-256:
03cdaebbcb4eba5f3e6ffb48055674dd4e21986e2d8e42a46d994eb61ed8ab2b

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:
4/19/2024 5:40:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.SuperDow.Installer (M)
16.3.17.22

File size:
910.6 KB (932,408 bytes)

Copyright:
© Wajam. All right reserved.

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:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\wajam_install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Super Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/11/2013 12:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2016 11:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Super Downloads, O=Super Downloads, STREET="4115, boul. St-Laurent", L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H2W 1Y7, C=CA

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

Serial number:
00EDE829ED1E6AB7C7A9D6279BB970B503

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:53:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:T29uqHi1oOBE7RBWGnISJq5s2SE3EhIvqvFa:TmuqHEocOH1I+0JSE3ivFa

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:
7.9880

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

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-download.com/.../wajam_install.exe

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