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wajam_install.exe

Wajam

Super Downloads

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 Super Downloads has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. 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-download.com.
Publisher:
Super Downloads  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wajam

Version:
2.10

MD5:
9b3bf3775badd19af451098f81cd65ed

SHA-1:
d2807f969f88c3b19525e25525674b8415d76706

SHA-256:
3f8aba4129594bfb62a9465dcafcac001e7ecf306a0d687420e4c495a1d4cc6e

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/1/2024 9:22:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
AdInject.Wajam
2015.0.3544

Dr.Web
Adware.Searcher.2467
9.0.1.065

ESET NOD32
Win32/Wajam
8.9409

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Wajam
v2014.03.06.03

McAfee
Artemis!9B3BF3775BAD
5600.7200

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SuperDownloads.N
14.3.6.3

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0206
7.2.65

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajam
26358

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
1 MB (1,080,728 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:
Super Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/12/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Super Downloads, O=Super Downloads, STREET="4115, boul. St-Laurent", 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:
00EDE829ED1E6AB7C7A9D6279BB970B503

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 4:23:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DqW6TC46q7hMEgU/DAvPeeRSJ0FPBlJd4BSe0wyDJ4oos8Z6GmUxdbtZQtw:DWr7Sp0Av2eRSamBGJ+s8MGmUH8w

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:
7.9907

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-download.com/.../wajam_install.exe

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