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gatesnapperbho.dll

gate snapper

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The module gatesnapperbho.dll by gate snapper has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘gate snapper 1.0.0.6’. 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.
Publisher:
gate snapper  (signed and verified)

Product:
gate snapper

Version:
1.0.0.6

MD5:
d791fb52109acd40d6f58d06180e9771

SHA-1:
6efba4c2a4d7ecbb3f4171802186bddfedc2539e

SHA-256:
505b2e7d3ae03561354a1e00f021beeb35b3c6143ac06835ba1573dee525ad30

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:51:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
739

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.205.68

AVG
BrowseFox.F
2016.0.3217

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15126

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
1.0.20.130

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7675
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20852

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.142
9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent
8.15.01.26.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox (variant)
9.11074

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Agent
1/26/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-7bed2e86
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
11.2015-26-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.192.14755

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2581

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GateSnapper.A
v2015.01.26.04

McAfee
Artemis!CD96DF17AA75
5600.6873

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4
16.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.ddwtte
0.30.0.64812

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.249624.B
14.08.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.01.26.04

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.1.26.16

Sophos
BrowseSmart
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
10092

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0807
7.2.26

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Kranet
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
32026

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.9402
2.0.0.1850

File size:
244.7 KB (250,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.6

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

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gate snapper\gatesnapperbho.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
gate snapper

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:
1/26/2015 7:29:59 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:FnZoaLApKmh3vpAC0yBzw+8JSd15+kxIaIeZbiYhI:F3LApKE3v2C/zxIUeYhI

Entry address:
0x12854

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 41, 8D, 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, 90, 30, 03, 10, E8, BD, 01, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 24, 78, 03, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 1C, A5, 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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Entropy:
6.3515

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
gate snapper 1.0.0.6

CLSID:
{4a532aa9-cf26-4fd4-b245-cb4e3b401af9}


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

http://install-cdn.gatesnapper.com/bed?r=2015012610&bet=3

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