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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 13 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program gate snapper by Yontoo Technology, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.gatesnapper.com and multiple other hosts.

File name:

gatesnapper.dll

Publisher:

gate snapper (signed and verified)

Product:

gate snapper

Version:

1.0.0.7

MD5:

90b86bccd28b3cb2cc0d1ea19dd66b76

SHA-1:

c93101e0d33167f1f528ff60bc269af0f0de7d55

SHA-256:

27dc86dae97f479bd459a1f600e8a5ee49de532e91b59fbe2fe02ac496531182

Scanner detections:

13 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

12/27/2024 6:45:32 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2

7.11.212.152

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3186

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.15226

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web

Trojan.Yontoo.1016

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/S-9c4b2ea6

v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.BrowseFox

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.1915099

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.GateSnapper.A

v2015.02.26.06

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo

0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Yontoo

15.2.26.18

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.MSIL.Agent

3.12.26.3

File size:

262.7 KB (269,048 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.0.7

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\rxjsczfo\gatesnapper.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

gate snapper

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

11/19/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/20/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:

2/17/2015 11:41:50 PM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:TmiYckxqEbUViVqUsVNXBB+/nFK3wY+lx9ZKTPhKjlcE2:TmiYckziiVMrXFdI9ZkYyt

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.0736

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

159 KB (162,816 bytes)

The file gatesnapper.dll has been discovered within the following programs.

Buzzdock by Alactro LLC

This is a web browser extension that injects advertising. From the EULA: "Buzzdock is free to download and use. Buzzdock is supported by advertising, and users will see additional ads on websites where Buzzdock features operate.

www.buzzdock.com/faq-support

79% remove it

gate snapper by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

This is browser adware. It installs in the user's web browser and while running will display unwanted ads from malicious software and other adware. It is bundled through download managers.

gatesnapper.com/support

87% remove it

The file gatesnapper.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://install-cdn.gatesnapper.com/bed?r=2015021810&bet=3

http://install-cdn.gatesnapper.com/bed?r=2015021805&bet=3

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