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 60 anti-malware scanners. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘gate snapper 1.0.0.7’. 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.
Publisher:
gate snapper  (signed and verified)

Product:
gate snapper

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
dc11c5734a215ec2996868b5bcea5431

SHA-1:
fc0406db07f938d0a8c4790975944ceb36945404

SHA-256:
24cbd470b046369d12eea098e9d8c4955dffab3f55c491b9f10bea753e7adda8

Scanner detections:
60 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:19:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
689

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.01.27

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.209.134

avast!
MSIL:BrowseFox-BE [PUP]
2014.9-150318

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3167

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15318

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
1.0.20.385

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-536
0.98/20194

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM
20860

Dr.Web
Trojan.BPlug.215
9.0.1.077

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
8.15.03.18.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
3/18/2015

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

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
11.2015-18-03_4

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.24.7

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.192.14761

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2328

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GateSnapper.A
v2015.03.18.11

McAfee
BrowseFox
5600.6823

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
16.0.0.231

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.BetterBrowse.1
11.20150318

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
15.01.26.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.03.18.11

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

Quick Heal
PUA.Adware.OD5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BHO.Yontoo
15.3.18.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17D5649F!399860895
23.00.65.15316

Sophos
Generic PUA CC
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
9990

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0204
7.2.77

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LH14
10.465.18

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Kranet
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
37004

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.58304
2.0.0.2033

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:\Program Files\gate snapper\gatesnapperbho.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:
3/12/2015 4:26:20 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ImiYckxqEbUViVqUsVNXBB+/nFK3wY+lx9ZKTkhKjFcEn:ImiYckziiVMrXFdI9ZLYSo

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)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
gate snapper 1.0.0.7

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


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

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

http://install-cdn.gatesnapper.com/bed?r=2015031219&bet=3

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