What is WajamUpdater.exe?

WajamUpdater.exe is part of Wajam and developed by Wajam according to the WajamUpdater.exe version information.

WajamUpdater.exe's description is "Auto-updater"

WajamUpdater.exe is digitally signed by Wajam.

WajamUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Wajam\Updater\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WajamUpdater.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WajamUpdater.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWajam
Company nameWajam
File descriptionAuto-updater
Internal nameWajamUpdater.exe
Original filenameWajamUpdater.exe
Legal copyright(c) Wajam. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.0.5
File version1.0.0.5

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameWajam
Company nameWajam
File descriptionAuto-updater
Internal nameWajamUpdater.exe
Original filenameWajamUpdater.exe
Legal copyright(c) Wajam. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.0.5
File version1.0.0.5

Digital signatures [?]

WajamUpdater.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameWajam
Certificate issuer nameUTN-USERFirst-Object
Certificate serial number008a53aad542c919df7172aa6afb312b17

VirusTotal report

3 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WajamUpdater.exe file. That's a 7% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Wajam.A
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.Wajam.A
VIPRE Wajam (fs)
3 of the 46 anti-virus programs detected the WajamUpdater.exe file.

WajamUpdater.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove WajamUpdater.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WajamUpdater.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WajamUpdater.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate WajamUpdater.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WajamUpdater.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate WajamUpdater.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Wajam\Updater\WajamUpdater.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WajamUpdater.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WajamUpdater.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WajamUpdater.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If WajamUpdater.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that WajamUpdater.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Folder name variants

WajamUpdater.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Wajam\Updater\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54aa2cc5979aff984227364f2c23b04f3
SHA256b23112ae291efae80aa7f9b1b119eb0da4e426930a23ee77a6a43288f3c0cbb9

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to wajamupdater.exe:

wajamupdater.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

wajamupdater.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Auto-updater has stopped working.

End Program - wajamupdater.exe. This program is not responding.

wajamupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

wajamupdater.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 83% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 18 users.

User vote results: There were 15 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 18 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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