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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 12 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:
1.0.5627.20983

MD5:
c1dc01761f41e2278c120821cb3047ce

SHA-1:
ba8b27f0db0a6b67170216c862475a7bc6244ffa

SHA-256:
66cd15011c5bc0e2b0d79c7cb3d3cdd5aede41e9679cb643ae9c80168cbc1793

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:35:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.06.06

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
8.3.1.6

AVG
BrowseFox
2016.0.2910

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.151129

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1858
9.0.1.0333

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.G potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11742

F-Prot
W32/S-a52cfee5
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.HardCase.A
v2015.11.29.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.HardCase (M)
15.11.29.13

File size:
1.6 MB (1,635,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5627.20983

Original file name:
2015052919.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:
1/15/2015 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/16/2016 9:59:59 AM

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:
5/30/2015 5:39:26 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:SjM0zu/0J3tCieDHStrg/sQxKbZtNQMF3u/5:Sw0K/0J3tCiYmba

Entry address:
0x18F3BE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 00, 10, 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, 01, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 18, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6427

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,627,136 bytes)

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