njax.exe

NINJASOFT LLC

The application njax.exe by NINJASOFT has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “NJax”. While running, it connects to the Internet address ip67.ip-198-50-225.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
NINJASOFT LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4b20907ce23537d3cac5901ea3a236d2

SHA-1:
9becf6a793563693bcd98b22d863db55e43abdb0

SHA-256:
051f18a0bba6530d56913c78fb8442098ff77e17a7b36cf1bc728cc9da9ea6a5

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/12/2025 11:45:53 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.1174424
683

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/BrAppWare.461984
7.11.218.184

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150324

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.1174424
1.0.20.415

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21475

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.BrAppWare (variant)
9.11351

F-Secure
Application.Generic.1174424
11.2015-24-03_3

G Data
Application.Generic.1174424
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrAppWare
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15326

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.1174424
16.0.0.249

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.BR Software
15.4.2.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:AdWare.Win32.BrAppWare.b!1075356804
23.00.65.15322

File size:
433.1 KB (443,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\njax\njax.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2014 2:43:01 AM

Valid to:
10/2/2015 8:10:47 PM

Subject:
CN=NINJASOFT LLC, O=NINJASOFT LLC, L=Lewes, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27811F75D46CBB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:J/G5VpkQlN/tPk3VcMgoFpdBZ/MQoF4QTV6Ztw:J+wmzk3VcnClGbVB

Entry address:
0x5A88C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 5C, A6, 45, 00, E8, 7F, B6, FA, FF, A1, A4, C1, 45, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 10, FF, 52, 34, 8B, 0D, D4, C2, 45, 00, A1, A4, C1, 45, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 08, 97, 45, 00, 8B, 18, FF, 53, 30, A1, A4, C1, 45, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 10, FF, 52, 38, 5B, E8, A5, 96, FA, FF, 90, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
358.5 KB (367,104 bytes)

Service
Display name:
NJax

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip67.ip-198-50-225.net  (198.50.225.67:80)

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