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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_adknowledge.exe by Wajam has been detected as adware by 11 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:
1.42

MD5:
e62cac810da9bd5ea9a868d781c60866

SHA-1:
eb1f5c042060a22aad8f4952418ef5ab7b03a884

SHA-256:
a9ac6c2f3a92b545480a12fbae0ddf9d96effa2b9d9c29b38df731815415b87b

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:11:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/AgentCV.A.32136
8.3.2.2

AVG
Wajam.F
2016.0.2947

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2467
9.0.1.0297

ESET NOD32
Win32/Wajam.A potentially unwanted
9.12296

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Wajam
v2015.10.24.06

McAfee
Artemis!E62CAC810DA9
5600.6603

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.Installer (M)
15.10.24.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajam
44014

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.1DB12147
2.0.0.2412

File size:
382.9 KB (392,048 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_adknowledge.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wajam

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/15/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/16/2013 7:59:59 PM

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 5:53:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:0Tq+P6GyiAiC7B9lJ6UhGSXzoJTt5pn9pfOS2IOR8nPmhlCB2DLv6mN8WClH1pCH:8R6GtBC7B99dzur19FOVRRsmzCE2blW

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:
7.9540

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file wajam_adknowledge.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.wajam.com/.../wajam_adknowledge.exe

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