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Wajam

Wajam Internet Technologies Inc

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 Internet Technologies Inc 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.wajam.com.
Publisher:
Wajam Internet Technologies Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wajam

Version:
2.05

MD5:
beb49d87678ddab01f3b4ec9ad9aedf5

SHA-1:
9f6d41899bc17fc6283cde73016501db3a929663

SHA-256:
b30492a036307003c5b95fe86532562a97a0fc065ebd8aa105f93f49cc205870

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:
11/5/2024 4:40:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam.WajamInt.Installer (M)
16.6.5.8

File size:
847.2 KB (867,496 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\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\wajam_install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Wajam Internet Technologies Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Wajam Internet Technologies Inc, O=Wajam Internet Technologies Inc, STREET=4115 Saint-Laurent Blvd, L=Montreal, S=Quebec, PostalCode=H2W 1Y7, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
008DAB5910F20F42BD7B16C6EBC90BB13C

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):
24576:h3wcKmmSSKsYIg9PD5wrh0PhmaNQIi7slYdCYkxk2C+e+bV2:hgcKbSe1+D58hNeCCbe2CyY

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:
7.9866

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 URL.

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

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