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paladin.dat

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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Yontoo LLC)

Product:
Y2Desktop.Paladin

Version:
1.0.0.42

MD5:
697f2df688214b6ecc80b8339c8123c5

SHA-1:
203a7ed57131358bc0e6460f15ef9d5953d99700

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 6:42:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
16.8.27.11

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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\yontoo\dat\paladin.dat

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yontoo LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/23/2013 3:59:59 PM

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:
7/28/2013 10:12:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:aikKseUew2yQe2gZCH3Tr+QdFqsgSvCjjlHEMxep:aicPe5Pe2YCDrgzpHEU2

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.0568

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

Code size:
99.5 KB (101,888 bytes)

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