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WajamUpdater.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 WajamUpdater.exe by Wajam has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “WajamUpdater”. This file is typically installed with the program Wajam which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Wajam  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wajam

Description:
Auto-updater

Version:
1.0.0.5

MD5:
4aa2cc5979aff984227364f2c23b04f3

SHA-1:
441e9fbbf4e48901ab859919552690eef0d7b92c

SHA-256:
b23112ae291efae80aa7f9b1b119eb0da4e426930a23ee77a6a43288f3c0cbb9

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:
4/16/2024 7:27:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam (M)
16.12.28.10

File size:
106.5 KB (109,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.5

Copyright:
(c) Wajam. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WajamUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\wajam\updater\wajamupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wajam

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
6/2/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/2/2012 4:59:59 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:
1/16/2012 8:17:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x6D3E

Entry point:
E8, A3, 59, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 78, 93, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 74, 93, 41, 00, 89, 15, 70, 93, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 6C, 93, 41, 00, 89, 35, 68, 93, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 64, 93, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 90, 93, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 84, 93, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 60, 93, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 5C, 93, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 58, 93, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 54, 93, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 88, 93, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 7C, 93, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 80, 93, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 8C, 93, 41...
 
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Entropy:
6.2256

Code size:
69.5 KB (71,168 bytes)

Service
Display name:
WajamUpdater

Description:
Wajam Updater

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


The file WajamUpdater.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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