home

uninstall.exe

Wajam

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 uninstall.exe by Wajam 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. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Wajam by Wajam. This file is typically installed with the program Wajam which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Wajam  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wajam

Version:
1.4

MD5:
99fcf7c792b71fa0335efcc2f13855b3

SHA-1:
d6be4caa39530c5d532cc500778a7d2af37b43ac

SHA-256:
a6d77f476733f9961acd3e100fd6c8b2c6d98a4d0559c8d555d2eee399b441b2

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:
11/27/2024 1:02:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam (M)
16.11.5.1

File size:
61.6 KB (63,032 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:\Program Files\wajam\uninstall.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):
1536:sAq3+uta99Hj25XvwLXJLi/nAt0vVxO00YThwy:jstajHKBvYXJLKnl9xEy

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...
 
[+]

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Wajam

Display publisher:
Wajam

Display version:
1.78

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Wajam\uninstall.exe


The file uninstall.exe has been discovered within the following program.

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
73% remove it
 
Powered by Should I Remove It?

Remove uninstall.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.