nsupport.dat

Desktop.Novacore

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 nsupport.dat by Web Cake has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is part of the Yontoo web-extension that injects advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation  (signed by Web Cake)

Product:
Desktop.Novacore

Version:
1.0.0.19

MD5:
d895aa4521bd44af2050eddfc80e113c

SHA-1:
62bd4cdecf697b93815381bcb08b0309c0a57019

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/23/2024 3:44:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
16.12.22.17

File size:
59.3 KB (60,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.19

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2013

Original file name:
Desktop.Novacore.dll

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\betcat\dat\nsupport.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:
5/22/2014 4:56:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xEA7E

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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Entropy:
5.8692

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

Code size:
51 KB (52,224 bytes)

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