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wajam_update.exe

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_update.exe by Wajam has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This file is typically installed with the program Wajam which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
Wajam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
02d241f84e7879b299257b722ae7a15f

SHA-1:
7f3123f9486ab1db721227c96d34c13af7dc96bd

SHA-256:
fbf40e91716ab1130824e6c8e668185c02202da7554ffd1534ce0fd8ad4064fe

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:17:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.M
14.9.10.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajam
19250

File size:
130 KB (133,088 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\wajam_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wajam

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
6/2/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/2/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Wajam, O=Wajam, STREET=4115 St-Laurent, STREET=suite 200, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H2W1Y7, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
008A53AAD542C919DF7172AA6AFB312B17

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:0stajHKBvYXJLMC2KNT7mUnfopPu6k9XQTN5Zk8n4i5mNnWS2nuQ:0Tq+72e3mUnx6iaN5Zk8n41nWsQ

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:
7.7881

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file wajam_update.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Wajam  by Wajam
Wajam is a search-enhancement product, but it does not change homepage or search. This product shows display and/or text ads into third-party websites which may alter normal web page layouts.
www.wajam.com
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