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wie_2.5.2.exe

Super Downloads

This is the installer for Wajam, a potentially unwanted program that displays social media posts from the user's contacts in search results. The application wie_2.5.2.exe by Super Downloads has been detected as adware by 8 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)

MD5:
6bd6065e4c7469f0e28a3132931bbc89

SHA-1:
22def6312e14fd3b414822588ab915e891fb5566

SHA-256:
bc20220e9d2997dd5b08381f2f038b7cadf9fb01a1022c6ca7966fe0601e0d50

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:33:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
AdInject.Wajam
2015.0.3512

McAfee
Artemis!6BD6065E4C74
5600.7168

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Obfuscate.ctkvqm
0.28.0.58873

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SuperDownloads.H
14.4.6.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0404
7.2.96

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Wajam
28090

File size:
2 MB (2,052,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\wie_2.5.2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Super Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/12/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/12/2016 12:59:59 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:
12/5/2009 11:53:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Lul30ULKTy1uJ2CrXGNshoZhF7wEogAp2dEmFWGclYYkWj:C37eUuxr+shCw/puEmFWrXkW

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file wie_2.5.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.wajam-download.com/.../WIE_2.5.2.exe

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