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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 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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:
1.79

MD5:
8dd3ba4eda0350e3143872fee8775474

SHA-1:
e13f927badca2951a24cfd1030726e30d8633276

SHA-256:
292e0d94d1aedb3b65d8cc52135a3ab2e2f9bf5a9bbd52a17f8100731644d8a4

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 11:21:59 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Wajam.N
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2467
9.0.1.0157

ESET NOD32
Win32/Wajam
8.9341

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Wajam.A
v2014.06.06.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.N
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajam
25852

File size:
454.9 KB (465,792 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\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:JTvqE+PCsT6v2DMZuc1dwBhoshZweYqfJfGgbweGKiaphQwT:JTv7zIlEw3VZwiJJiaHnT

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)

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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