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WebCakeDesktop.exe

WebCake Desktop

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. The application WebCakeDesktop.exe by Web Cake has been detected as adware by 18 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:
WebCake LLC  (signed by Web Cake)

Product:
WebCake Desktop

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
be70d6d77417ee5fbb135fde47ca2c11

SHA-1:
d0113629cd2f74b023f9f41a5faf524f153ccb68

SHA-256:
76e40d9bb37143a4f529bfe16879720ec58c7fe510d3c2c68f3c6492d4b42108

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:36:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.WebCake.C
432

avast!
Win32:Webcake-A [Adw]
2014.9-151129

AVG
AdInject.WebCake
2016.0.2910

Bitdefender
Adware.WebCake.C
1.0.20.1665

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21366

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.WebCake
8.15.11.29.07

ESET NOD32
MSIL/WebCake.B potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11300

F-Secure
Adware.WebCake.C
11.2015-29-11_1

G Data
Adware.WebCake
15.11.25

Malwarebytes
Adware.WebCake
v2015.11.29.07

McAfee
Artemis!BE70D6D77417
5600.6566

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/WebCake
1.1.11400.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.WebCake.C
16.0.0.999

nProtect
Adware.WebCake.C
15.03.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
15.11.29.07

Quick Heal
AdWare.WebCake.r3 (Not a Virus)
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.WebCake (M)
15.11.29.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
38312

File size:
45.8 KB (46,872 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
(c) WebCake LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
WebCakeDesktop.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\webcake\webcakedesktop.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Cake

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:
4/23/2013 6:57:11 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:3BieUbW3k1sdvDV+hUlP3sLcBl8LuwCOKsbzvxwFJJkJK:3BieUbW3/xpPI+8LuwCOKsbzviJX

Entry address:
0xB3BE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 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, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.9875

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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