paladin.dat

Desktop.Paladin

Web Cake

This file is part of the Web Cake web browser extension, an adware plugin for various web browsers designed to deliver context based advertising injected directly in the web pages a user is viewing as well opens advertisements that appear independently outside the context of the program, website, or other source the advertisements are promoting. While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The file paladin.dat by Web Cake has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. By plugging into the web browser, this extension will inject advertisements both banner and context hyperlinks based on the web sites being visited. It can be installed from the program's website or it may be bundled by third-party software installation programs. It is part of the Yontoo branded browser-extension.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by Web Cake)

Product:
Desktop.Paladin

Version:
1.0.0.71

MD5:
fdff91722300c06fc5f1849516ff7a1f

SHA-1:
a6c044ea9b40ecfc46b6d81e451720b04bdc000a

SHA-256:
6b45cfa0ff2ed4733f53ea82af9ede1b26d166b6765333aa80e965adf80b62c7

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:22:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.WebCake.C
467

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/WebcakeA.A.51
7.11.163.234

avast!
Win32:Webcake-A [Adw]
2014.9-151026

AVG
AdInject.WebCake
2016.0.2945

Bitdefender
Adware.WebCake.C
1.0.20.1495

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18963

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.WebCake
8.15.10.26.09

ESET NOD32
MSIL/WebCake.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11272

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Fam.NB
10/26/2015

F-Secure
Adware.WebCake.C
11.2015-26-10_2

G Data
Adware.WebCake
15.10.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.WebCake
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12834

McAfee
Artemis!FDFF91722300
5600.6601

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.WebCake.C
16.0.0.897

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.0.296

nProtect
Adware.WebCake.C
15.03.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.D
15.10.26.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.499
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.WebCake (M)
15.10.26.9

Sophos
Generic PUA KO
4.93

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0823
7.2.299

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
38138

File size:
107.8 KB (110,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.71

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2013

Original file name:
Desktop.Paladin.dll

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/8/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/9/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Web Cake, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Web Cake, 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:
06B9035EE5A556582D9427CC2C8DD0BC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/29/2013 2:34:26 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:C6eZn9EW/2TNK+vYPQFdwzXEDq5ajZ9bOptlZXPO9WnSlY51T2NaF0:CJ9EW+NiaddD2Gb01CWnTYam

Entry address:
0x1AD3E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.3356

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

Code size:
99.5 KB (101,888 bytes)

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