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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_install.exe by Wajam has been detected as adware by 6 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 download.wajam.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Wajam  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wajam

Version:
1.80

MD5:
e82d18267b3a94c66a8280fe479f8487

SHA-1:
6fc76ec41da998b8969d07337a356dc29576cf31

SHA-256:
197f76b5caad55e7d29d127d3a580e90768151a3e2474927f3e3c9bbb26f5aac

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:24:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Wajam.N
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2467
9.0.1.0348

ESET NOD32
Win32/Wajam
7.9090

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Wajam.A
v2013.12.14.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.N
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajam
23700

File size:
455.1 KB (465,992 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_install.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):
12288:DxXCynDDA5JJPhkDNpSPd993WGoHKXk3bxgcyXUED:Dx9AxPm+kRHj3bucTa

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:
7.9612

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file wajam_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download.wajam.com/.../wajam_install.exe

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

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