wajam_install.exe

The application wajam_install.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-apps.com.
MD5:
08217e29b06c277eef1884f45748ce16

SHA-1:
1bbfa6d2ccd60ab16a6153d7a8333a0f3184b5fb

SHA-256:
877a50d1525470d5c21a44ede132c7a820247ec9efa42bc4e65ba46bf4acb05c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:49:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.Installer (M)
16.7.16.14

File size:
5.6 MB (5,898,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\wajam_install.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Yv7pp2lq+oOhUozkS/8htJ2MeWWlbf6Z9Y8HmiyWwKKgpZqY3fYgN30RntM7TJ/d:YNoboLSEl2MRebw6PRngK4Yq3EntyTJl

Entry address:
0x8178

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, B8, E8, 80, 40, 00, E8, 7E, BD, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, B4, 82, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B8, A8, 91, 40, 00, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, BA, 0B, 00, 00, 00, E8, 18, EF, FF, FF, B8, B4, 91, 40, 00, B9, 09, 00, 00, 00, BA, 09, 00, 00, 00, E8, 04, EF, FF, FF, B8, C0, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, F0, EE, FF, FF, B8, DC, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, DC, EE, FF, FF, A1, 10, 92, 40...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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