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wie_2.7.4.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_2.7.4.exe by Super Downloads 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-download.com.
Publisher:
Super Downloads  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4b35f92d1436e64cd4e7e4af68887c38

SHA-1:
3248f529243279640eedca2cf5bfe0deeea38391

SHA-256:
d37a780e8e1c17d73109b7735ab1bc59d68606736de02bccb42ec971a2c50673

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:
11/27/2024 12:59:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Wajam (M)
16.12.1.14

File size:
2 MB (2,052,240 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_2.7.4.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Super Downloads

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/11/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2016 9:59:59 PM

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 8:53:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:XdBunytkC+hKhCBStWij/Mu5xovcArJV4vOQdc8CR:ruGn+hKQBSt1/MUeUCiLf+

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_2.7.4.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.wajam-download.com/.../WIE_2.7.4.exe

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