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hardcase.browseradapter.exe

Hard Case

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application hardcase.browseradapter.exe by Hard Case has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. It will plug into the web browser and display context-based advertisements by overwriting existing ads or by inserting new ones on various web pages.
Publisher:
Hard Case  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e0793c91ddfce4a37616b7f8513cb2a8

SHA-1:
84e5a024cd26a12d789e9f5f8133ce0a60233325

SHA-256:
7940ce29b720806a17f78cfbe6b6d51f904a8b35cee503f9f413b9b7f8a641c7

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:30:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10
5575765

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Yontoo
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.05.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.DML
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15528

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10
1.0.20.740

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Swiftbrowse-1369
0.98/20518

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AKM
22258

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1856
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AX potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-a777f78c
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16062

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.BrowseFox.10
16.0.0.444

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dqyaqf
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
Yontoo.HardCase.Meta
15.5.28.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.SwiftBrowse!6.1A2E
23.00.65.15526

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.56110
2.0.0.2193

File size:
105.7 KB (108,272 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hard case\bin\hardcase.browseradapter.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Hard Case

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/14/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/15/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Hard Case, O=Hard Case, L=San Diego, 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:
7C1DB5A1A650117480FBF9A10940013A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/28/2015 12:55:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:2kia8A7QPno105F3emHt7bu26Gf3p/ekGVn8Bxb6+iW1q5:2kia85W05FLN7yDOVxxb6+iWA5

Entry address:
0x4BD5

Entry point:
E8, D5, 21, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 03, 06, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 70, 60, 41, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 51, 22, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 54, 23, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 9A, 07, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, F6, 05, 38, 75, 41, 00, 01, BF, 2C, 75, 41, 00, BE, 5C, 22, 41, 00, 75, 2C, 83, 0D, 38, 75, 41, 00, 01, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8B, CF, C7, 45, FC, 64, 22, 41, 00, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 68, 7E, 1E, 41, 00, 89, 35, 2C...
 
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Code size:
68 KB (69,632 bytes)

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