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hardcase.expext.exe

Hard Case

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application hardcase.expext.exe by Hard Case has been detected as adware by 24 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)

Version:
1.0.6242.39491

MD5:
d79239b8689be821ad3cdf5618b843a5

SHA-1:
c4053e66835f287a9b52c8eda26e2ee48193a736

SHA-256:
e65711192016bbd5feddc219a42d7b9f31f91d5ddc906f03b0975620a124eab5

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:08:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
5575208

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.05.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
8.3.1.6

AVG
Adware AdPlugin.CUB
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15528

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
1.0.20.740

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-38510
0.98/20518

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.AK
22258

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1739
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-1a33e825
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
15.5.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16062

McAfee
Program.BrowseFox-FVA
18.0.204.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.173090
16.0.0.444

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BrowseFox.dlbjxp
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.05.28.05

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.HardCase
15.5.28.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40552

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Katusha.Win32.37070
2.0.0.2193

File size:
99.2 KB (101,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6242.39491

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hard case\bin\hardcase.expext.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 4:44:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:Dv6Wslm40kAtfI+8G2dBKCKXfPWk6EHIkGnMBcuzPVKgSj6l:alykK4dKXf+k68JPVKgSj6l

Entry address:
0x563E

Entry point:
E8, AB, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 64, 7F, 41, 00, FF, 15, 4C, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 2F, 08, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 68, 20, 41, 00, 50, E8, DF, 07, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C0, 91, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, CD, 3C, 00, 00, 57, 8B...
 
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Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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