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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 webcakesetup.exe by Web Cake has been detected as adware by 22 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:
2013.7.25.2103

MD5:
f32626cd1bfd2b955f37fe6559d547d0

SHA-1:
02d287138e3a05134e7572e31b6b8dca30c044b5

SHA-256:
1fb3fd3614e38158e6b131f267d529876752ec4679d3af0085fb3b70c46f0fe8

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 3:27:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.WebCake.C
1133

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Yontoo
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Webcake-A [Adw]
2014.9-131125

AVG
AdInject.WebCake
2014.0.3644

Bitdefender
Adware.WebCake.C
1.0.20.1645

Boost by Reason
Trojan.Adw.Installer.WebCake.P
2013.7.26.22

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.11
9.0.1.0207

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.WebCake
8.13.11.25.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/WebCake
7.9281

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Yontoo
11/25/2013

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

G Data
Adware.WebCake
13.11.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Yontoo
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10814

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Yontoo
v2013.11.25.01

McAfee
Artemis!F32626CD1BFD
5600.7270

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/WebCake
1.165.247.01

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.WebCake.C
14.0.0.987

nProtect
Adware.WebCake.C
14.01.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebCake
13.11.25.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WebCake.P
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
25372

File size:
1.2 MB (1,226,344 bytes)

Product version:
3.00

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

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\webcakesetup.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:
3/10/2011 6:55:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bt1+7PdpcH2W5cVUkcGLw/eYF2daUCL4FNgxQSiZPumJ:J1+h2WWq1w/bS2Ikxipuo

Entry address:
0x1627

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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Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

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

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

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