BREX_WEBCAKE.AA

January 12, 2018

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 Analysis by: John Anthony Banes

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 ALIASES:

Adware.Win32/WebCake (Microsoft); PUA/Webcake.LO (Avira)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:

 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:

 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:

 REPORTED INFECTION:

 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

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  Threat Type: Adware
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  Destructiveness: No
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  Encrypted:
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  In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Adware may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

899 bytes

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

28 Oct 2014

Arrival Details

This Adware may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component.

Other Details

This Adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

• http://ww1.{BLOCKED}cake.com/?sub1={GUID}
• http://api.{BLOCKED}cake.com/getwebcake/gc1

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

11.559.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

24 Mar 2015

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Close all opened browser windows

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as BREX_WEBCAKE.AA. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:

• Home and Home Office Support
• Business Support

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