Hard Case Ads

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 633
First Seen: March 23, 2015
Last Seen: April 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Hard Case is Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) linked to adware that may show disturbing pop-up advertisements, banners and discount coupons when computer users are browsing the Web. Hard Case may use a variety of popular websites that may be produced for commercial intentions by inserting unwanted pop-up advertisements in search results. Hard Case may add itself as an extension or add-on in Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. Hard Case may proliferate and enter the computer through packed free software and third-party applications. Hard Case may also spread via multiple infected websites or spam emails and social networking websites. If Hard Case is preventing you from having a normal browsing experience, you should use a malware removal tool to delete Hard Case and its related components.

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Registry Details

Hard Case Ads may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{129adec8-a002-44a1-880a-7bd8518798c3}
{F997FE0A-CA62-416F-8224-393D938B8B53}
Software\Hard Case
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{129adec8-a002-44a1-880a-7bd8518798c3}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHardCase_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHardCase_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilHardCase_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\utilHardCase_RASMANCS
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{129adec8-a002-44a1-880a-7bd8518798c3}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{129adec8-a002-44a1-880a-7bd8518798c3}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Hard Case
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHardCase_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\updateHardCase_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilHardCase_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\utilHardCase_RASMANCS
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Update Hard Case
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\Util Hard Case
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Update Hard Case
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Util Hard Case
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Update Hard Case
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\Util Hard Case
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Update Hard Case
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\Util Hard Case
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Update Hard Case
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\Util Hard Case
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Update Hard Case
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Util Hard Case

Directories

Hard Case Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Hard Case
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Hard Case
%TEMP%\Hard Case

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