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snipsmartuninstall.exe

snipsmart

This is the installer/setup program for a Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application snipsmartuninstall.exe by snipsmart has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including snipsmart by Yontoo Technology, Inc. and Buzzdock by Alactro LLC, both potentially unwanted software.

File name:

Publisher:

snipsmart (signed and verified)

MD5:

553a2499cdb5936591ee6bb2aa919e00

SHA-1:

2ac83cd546a205e61d3766984532a6e59550a714

SHA-256:

21e6ec5630e7ec823f55f37032ee96644358afcc122a816d17399c8627e70ee1

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This is the installer/uninstaller for the Yontoo branded (snipsmart) adware program. The main protgram is desigend to deliver advertisements to the user's web browser through injection.

Analysis date:

12/24/2024 1:11:08 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

Adware.Yontoo (M)

17.3.11.12

File size:

253.4 KB (259,472 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\snipsmart\snipsmartuninstall.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

snipsmart

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

8/5/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/6/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=snipsmart, O=snipsmart, 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:

44017A0654590E4048857CE5A4A44F1A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/6/2009 1:52:01 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

Entry address:

0x30CB

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 6F, 44, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 2E, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00... 
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Entropy:

7.8649

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file snipsmartuninstall.exe 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

snipsmart by Yontoo Technology, Inc.

snipsmart is an adware Internet toolbar/extension that will deliver ads to the browser on web pages that are not affiliated with the ads or the extension.

snipsmart.info/support

81% remove it

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