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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:
78f315f8b3807cb7c318a28e8bc35515

SHA-1:
235c58bd5fb9e839930449da669af8f4143e05a5

SHA-256:
c266c073409d24872e0d4d7a79c71ebf957a29b5af69e4029354e90695306e7a

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:
12/23/2024 11:19:34 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
16.12.10.21

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 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/24/2013 5:29:59 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:
7/27/2013 4:27:21 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

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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Entropy:
6.0563

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

Code size:
99.5 KB (101,888 bytes)

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