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 26 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:
25668636dc270ebebf4da56569b744ae

SHA-1:
f4e08757825aa69b58d2abc0cb698b27253998bd

SHA-256:
be6cf7d1631bb12e198803b98a140c75f722236d1317cf7c2d1753f199d9f6f4

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:29:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.WebCake.C
452

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/WebcakeA.A.51
7.11.163.234

avast!
Win32:Webcake-A [Adw]
2014.9-151109

AVG
AdInject.WebCake
2016.0.2930

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.MSIL.WebCake
4.0.3.15119

Bitdefender
Adware.WebCake.C
1.0.20.1565

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18963

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.WebCake
8.15.11.09.12

ESET NOD32
MSIL/WebCake.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11252

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/WebCake
11/9/2015

F-Secure
Adware.WebCake.C
11.2015-09-11_2

G Data
Adware.WebCake
15.11.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.WebCake
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12834

McAfee
Artemis!25668636DC27
5600.6586

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.WebCake.C
16.0.0.939

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.0.296

nProtect
Adware.WebCake.C
15.02.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.D
15.11.09.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.499
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.WebCake (M)
15.11.9.12

Sophos
Generic PUA KO
4.93

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0823
7.2.313

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
38036

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\webcake\dat\paladin.dat

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
4/10/2015 5:29:59 AM

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:
12/17/2013 9:46:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:wYqcyjWSnkeZBq5YrG996tiGcLazsVVRfZIyi7sVnXid1Hh8V1ucg:VyjWEcZ6GL8afzi4q1HhyLg

Entry address:
0x1ADEE

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.3418

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

Code size:
99.5 KB (101,888 bytes)

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