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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:
1.0.0.43

MD5:
9f85efe4589055370bc7062b743e73c6

SHA-1:
48308d8670f7fc5082aedaab311ab176ab10f088

SHA-256:
ca54d62eb5d7106f46f3253a4c630b3097be406a20491731b09f8729319eee7e

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:
11/15/2024 12:58:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo (M)
16.12.6.8

File size:
108.3 KB (110,880 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.43

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:
1/3/2014 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/3/2015 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:
3AED60574343204F777D640FE767E84C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2014 5:13:34 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:gidJ71uLTIyrcFnDVBa+WdFqsgSzCjjlHElw:giXALc+cFnDVBKgHpHEm

Entry address:
0x1AE2E

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:
6.0537

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

Code size:
100 KB (102,400 bytes)

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