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WebCake

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 27 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:
WebCake LLC  (signed by Web Cake)

Product:
WebCake

Description:
Installer

Version:
2013.6.20.1708

MD5:
fe6b34da2d16e6c6d10b6c126b137c15

SHA-1:
6ea3497312eeb53d58536d96519facb620ecee1a

SHA-256:
02e10e9b754d5c283066180e5d651335a1706841362c6f7721a6c50cfd73b7a2

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 4:10:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.620994
1151

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Yontoo
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/WebCake.A
7.11.117.130

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

AVG
AdInject.WebCake
2014.0.3644

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.620994
1.0.20.1035

Bkav FE
W32.Clod576.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason
Trojan.Adw.Installer.WebCake.P
2013.7.26.9

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17377

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.11
9.0.1.0207

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.620994
8.13.07.26.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/WebCake
7.9124

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Yontoo.A
7/26/2013

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.620994
11.2013-26-07_6

G Data
Adware.Generic.620994
13.7.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Yontoo
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WebCake.A
v2013.11.25.01

McAfee
Artemis!FE6B34DA2D16
5600.7270

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/WebCake
1.163.1557.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.620994
14.0.0.621

nProtect
Adware.WebCake.C
13.12.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebCake
13.11.25.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.WebCake.P
14.8.7.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.InstallRex!1.9CB0
23.00.65.131123

Sophos
Generic PUA GO
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.WebCake
10640

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
23966

File size:
1.2 MB (1,212,288 bytes)

Product version:
3.00

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2013 WebCake 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:wt7IzrGUzfneNLp+EocpycSiK5FKxZo5My5:gCrGUDneNVTocpycU2xZq5

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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