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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 9 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Yontoo LLC)

Product:
Y2Desktop.Paladin

Version:
1.0.0.20

MD5:
3477293fe8ae5c11b8fc433120b44b57

SHA-1:
9c4ce0e0e98fb9643db29d3315c1ef90ad623519

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/24/2024 6:59:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
AdInject.Yontoo
2017.0.2840

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.172
9.0.1.039

McAfee
Artemis!9849BF4F530D
5600.6496

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:MSIL/Yontoo
1.1.11400.0

Quick Heal
Adware.Yontoo.r3 (Not a Virus)
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
16.2.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNV.03JC13
7.2.39

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNV.03JC13
10.465.08

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
38344

File size:
432.8 KB (443,168 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.20

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2013

Original file name:
Y2Desktop.Paladin.dll

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\yontoo\dat\paladin.dat

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yontoo LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/23/2013 4:59:59 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:
4A49FB7E6B0BCF398A1ACF39EA80D982

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2013 5:15:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:st1UG80lu2BpLiPwlUfIKKuioD4LP22dwfEo7Ap:stRllsQUfIKKuZAP2t7A

Entry address:
0x6C19E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 18, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7594

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

Code size:
424.5 KB (434,688 bytes)

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