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Web-Cake

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 wc.exe by Web Cake has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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 web-extension that injects advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
Web Cake LLC  (signed by Web Cake)

Product:
Web-Cake

Description:
Installer

Version:
2013.8.9.1825

MD5:
3750c85d1d1840c9079c3920898a6556

SHA-1:
1ddc39e810fa90f8b11dfe07640ec359f66fc1fc

SHA-256:
834e9be1055c065cf1139b49dff07d78c0f614062c9091a68c87004c98f6e01f

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 3:40:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.WebCake.C
1151

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Yontoo
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Webcake-A [Adw]
2014.9-131126

AVG
AdInject.WebCake
2014.0.3644

Bitdefender
Adware.WebCake.C
1.0.20.1115

Bkav FE
W32.Clod8ec.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17513

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.11
9.0.1.0223

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.WebCake
8.13.08.11.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Yontoo (variant)
7.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Yontoo
8/11/2013

F-Secure
Adware.WebCake.C
11.2013-11-08_1

G Data
Adware.WebCake
13.8.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Yontoo
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Yontoo
v2013.08.11.12

McAfee
Artemis!3750C85D1D18
5600.7270

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.WebCake.C
14.0.0.990

nProtect
Adware.WebCake.C
13.12.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebCake
13.11.26.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WebCake.C
14.8.7.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.InstallRex!1.9CB0
23.00.65.131124

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H0AI813
7.2.223

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.26

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
24852

File size:
1.2 MB (1,238,592 bytes)

Product version:
3.00

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2013 Web Cake LLC. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win0 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\wc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Cake

Subject:
CN=Web Cake, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Web Cake, L=Carlsbad, S=California, C=US

Serial number:
06B9035EE5A556582D9427CC2C8DD0BC

File PE Metadata
CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1tu8ybBMta4IiND9oGKT52QcBMHn4Y69Hxd8fBa87:fu8ybj4Iq9oXq6n4Y69HxdP87

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 58, 0B, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 66, 89, 9D, A8, F4, FF, FF, 89, 5D, FC, FF, 15, 74, 30, 40, 00, A3, 00, 40, 40, 00, FF, 15, 70, 30, 40, 00, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 85, B8, FC, FF, FF, 50, C7, 85, B8, FC, FF, FF, 14, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 21, FF, 15, 14, 30, 40, 00, 50, 68, 30, 34, 40, 00, E8, 40, FA, FF, FF, 59, C7, 05, 04, 40, 40, 00, FF, 00, 00, 00, E9, C5, 01, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 34, 40, 00, 68, 0C, 34, 40, 00, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, 50, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9966

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

The file wc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl-cdn.getwebcake.com/install/.../WebCakesetup.exe

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