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hardcase.gcupdate.dll

Hard Case

This is the Google Chrome extension manager/updater for the Yontoo Hard Case branded web browser plugin which injects banners, text-link and popup ads in the Chorme browser. The module hardcase.gcupdate.dll by Hard Case has been detected as adware by 7 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:
1.0.5625.37661

MD5:
7c3ef4690095fe988eb9014519d824c0

SHA-1:
98067b1a5662c9d12f1e96978b0d7f60ae668027

SHA-256:
e196cc48871d8e6343d890ecf0e12b04c614fc68de455da5c0474c0a80058006

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo distributed ad-supported web browser extension for Chrome.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:45:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.05.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
8.3.1.6

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.3095

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15528

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-2e18f0f9
v6.4.7.1.166

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.HardCase
15.5.28.13

File size:
1.5 MB (1,570,032 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5625.37661

Original file name:
2015052804.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hard case\bin\plugins\hardcase.gcupdate.dll

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 12:55:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WXbW2sAChaphaiM2OVHbqNyDZ5ADp0VXl0nvlwwLIEXk0t2zKJQ21SMy:WbW2IuhaiMJVHKyDDk0VXmvlTLIEjtod

Entry address:
0x17F202

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,561,600 bytes)

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