gatesnapper.dll

gate snapper

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module gatesnapper.dll by gate snapper has been detected as adware by 38 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.gatesnapper.com.
Publisher:
gate snapper  (signed and verified)

Product:
gate snapper

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
f3f6c437852dbe00b3468e3e4a2456b7

SHA-1:
2d006abbff72a1adf64796b06c8d47cd2ae36e4e

SHA-256:
77fa148c8b1dfe44cf2ab42574ba286af3f8d965eb363c6d42f8d3e1e85136d8

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:24:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.CY
599

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.05.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
8.3.1.6

avast!
MSIL:BrowseFox-BE [PUP]
2014.9-150615

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.3077

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15615

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.CY
1.0.20.830

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-536
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20858

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.1734
9.0.1.0166

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Mikey.11547
8.15.06.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11711

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
6/15/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-9c4b2ea6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
11.2015-15-06_2

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.CY
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16087

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1882

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GateSnapper.A
v2015.06.15.02

McAfee
Artemis!F3F6C437852D
5600.6733

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.CY
16.0.0.498

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
0.30.24.1636

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.CY
15.05.29.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/BrowserFox
15.06.15.02

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD5
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.gatesnapper
15.6.15.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B
23.00.65.15613

Sophos
Generic PUA CN
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
9812

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0ODJ15
7.2.166

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0ODJ15
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.Agent
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
40712

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9402
2.0.0.1850

File size:
262.7 KB (269,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) gate snapper. All rights reserved.

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\gatesnapper.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/20/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/21/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=gate snapper, O=gate snapper, L=Santa Monica, 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:
133A7A0373BA5F8F11B450D044B92146

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/18/2015 9:16:23 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:umiYckxqEbUViVqUsVNXBB+/nFK3wY+lx9ZKTYhKjKcEz:umiYckziiVMrXFdI9ZzYJM

Entry address:
0xF515

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EA, 7E, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, 21, 03, 10, E8, 4C, 02, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 4C, 77, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, C4, 93, 02, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

The file gatesnapper.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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