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Adware.Hard Case

Posted: May 13, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 1,483
First Seen: March 23, 2015
Last Seen: April 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The ads by Hard Case may cover your browser surface, and you might want to know that you are infected with adware. The Hard Case adware is promoted as a browser enhancer in freeware bundles under the 'Custom' or the 'Advanced' option and functions as an advertising engine. The Hard Case adware may load marketing content on banners, contextual ads, pop-up and pop-under windows in your Internet browser. Security analysts note that the Hard Case adware might use HTTP, session and Flash cookies to track your clicks around the web and may read your Internet history too. The Hard Case adware may use insecure HTT connections to coordinate with servers of advertisers and may expose you to attacks by hackers. Additionally, the Hard Case adware may redirect you to potentially harmful websites where vulnerabilities in your web browser could be exploited. Computer users should not tolerate the Hard Case adware because it may change the settings of your web browser to ensure its operations and may whitelist untrusted websites. Therefore, users may want to use a credible anti-spyware utility to remove all files associated with the Hard Case adware.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

CLSID{129adec8-a002-44a1-880a-7bd8518798c3}{F997FE0A-CA62-416F-8224-393D938B8B53}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Hard CaseSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{129adec8-a002-44a1-880a-7bd8518798c3}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHardCase_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHardCase_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilHardCase_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilHardCase_RASMANCSSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{129adec8-a002-44a1-880a-7bd8518798c3}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{129adec8-a002-44a1-880a-7bd8518798c3}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Hard CaseSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHardCase_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHardCase_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilHardCase_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilHardCase_RASMANCSSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update Hard CaseSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util Hard CaseSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Hard CaseSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Util Hard CaseSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Update Hard CaseSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Util Hard CaseSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Hard CaseSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Util Hard CaseSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update Hard CaseSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Util Hard CaseSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Hard CaseSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Util Hard CaseHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Hard Case

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\Hard Case%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Hard Case%TEMP%\Hard Case
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