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paladin.dat

Y2Desktop.Paladin

Yontoo LLC

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The file paladin.dat by Yontoo has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Yontoo LLC)

Product:
Y2Desktop.Paladin

Version:
1.0.0.44

MD5:
d7fb8c47ab31fbd6bacb4ee971a47629

SHA-1:
435f7e4578356eb51f92e2098a004438aea688d4

SHA-256:
4b9dfc5429d36b85ba0f4888e99eee449dbb7e3ab50421bd6cd424ede4ca8f78

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Belongs to the Sambreel/Yontoo progam that inserts various forms of advertising in the user's web browser, installed with minimal or no user consent.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:07:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo
16.8.23.6

File size:
108.8 KB (111,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.44

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2013

Original file name:
Y2Desktop.Paladin.dll

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\yontoo\dat\paladin.dat

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yontoo LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/2/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Yontoo LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Yontoo LLC, L=Carlsbad, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3AED60574343204F777D640FE767E84C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2014 3:24:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Hid2J5qYy/A/L4Io+Q68qsgSEPjjlHEWh:HioJ5FSsL4IeghpHE0

Entry address:
0x1B0CE

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

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