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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 WebCakeDesktop.exe by Web Cake has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘WebCake Desktop’. 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:
Bake Cake  (signed by Web Cake)

Product:
Desktop

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
918007c1311c833b58f50b59b454266d

SHA-1:
c7759e1f0d3ad2530280372d806703390469b07c

SHA-256:
d41f20af6d1664bedc12df152849bc058d31d9563b9fa973b71bcceee17edb80

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 1:50:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.WebCake.B
1151

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.WebCake
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Webcake-A [Adw]
2014.9-131210

AVG
AdInject.WebCake
2014.0.3644

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.WebCake
4.0.3.131229

Bitdefender
Adware.WebCake.B
1.0.20.1645

Bkav FE
W32.Clodac9.Trojan
1.3.0.4924

Boost by Reason
Trojan.Adw.WebCake.O
2013.7.26.21

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AdWare.Webcake.~A
17761

Dr.Web
Adware.WebCake.2
9.0.1.0329

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.WebCake
8.13.11.25.01

ESET NOD32
MSIL/WebCake
7.9402

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/WebCake
11/25/2013

F-Secure
Adware.WebCake.B
11.2013-25-11_2

G Data
Adware.WebCake
13.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.11103

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.WebCake
14.0.0.4517

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WebCake.A
v2013.11.25.01

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/WebCake
1.165.247.01

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.WebCake.B
14.0.0.987

nProtect
Adware.WebCake.B
14.02.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebCake
13.11.25.01

Quick Heal
Adware.WebCake.a (Not a Virus)
11.13.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.WebCake
15.4.27.0

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.WebCake
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
26330

ViRobot
Adware.WebCake.52504
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
51.3 KB (52,504 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Original file name:
WebCakeDesktop.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\web cake\webcakedesktop.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Cake

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/8/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/9/2015 4:59:59 PM

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:
7/25/2013 1:29:33 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:CB3CAypGv/5YndFgO0B3yosxWwNJM67OSBJ2OBLfuCWt28/BLggSEiLIOsJB:CB3C5pGvcmOWwjFfxBKzA8ymi8OM

Entry address:
0xC972

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 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:
6.1889

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

Code size:
42.5 KB (43,520 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
WebCake Desktop

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\web cake\webcakedesktop.exe"


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 195-12-179-24.static.zebra.lt  (195.12.179.24:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 2a.6a.acb8.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (184.172.106.42:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-72-9-51.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.72.9.51:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 60.ip-144-217-12.net  (144.217.12.60:443)

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