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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:
1.0.0.42

MD5:
c14e6c708148716d87a3bdb936709464

SHA-1:
e98e8fa8be94be9c45ab4d4b0639fb8a34d3c761

SHA-256:
b2b3d01b9f6643bb882270a03be605b8d0635a52e47a06f1ce201f1e2a92af47

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 7:24:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
AdInject.Yontoo
2017.0.2838

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.172
9.0.1.041

McAfee
Artemis!9849BF4F530D
5600.6494

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)
16.2.10.9

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNV.03JC13
7.2.41

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNV.03JC13
10.465.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
38344

File size:
107.8 KB (110,368 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.42

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:
10/24/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/24/2013 12:59:59 AM

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:
8/10/2013 6:41:50 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ZikKseUew2yQe2gZCH3Tr+QdFqsgSPCjjlHEdi/:ZicPe5Pe2YCDrgrpHEI/

Entry address:
0x1AD4E

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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
99.5 KB (101,888 bytes)

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