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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 39 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 and multiple other hosts.

File name:

gatesnapper.dll

Publisher:

gate snapper (signed and verified)

Product:

gate snapper

Version:

1.0.0.7

MD5:

120780cd5304ba285aca1e7a62eb33b9

SHA-1:

3a7761ba8eca6c22ddd3dd75590e968fe6c1aafa

SHA-256:

e9410d7cd0d3ae0b7867658f443aff21f705a843dd1a79197a83905aa0ad9e44

Scanner detections:

39 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:

6/18/2024 9:37:02 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.BrowseFox.CY

561

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]

2014.9-150724

AVG

AdPlugin

2016.0.3039

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.BrowseFox

4.0.3.15724

Bitdefender

Adware.BrowseFox.CY

1.0.20.1025

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

9.0.1.0205

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Mikey.11547

8.15.07.24.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11711

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/BrowseFox

7/24/2015

F-Prot

W32/S-9c4b2ea6

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.BHO.Agent.4

11.2015-24-07_6

G Data

Adware.BrowseFox.CY

15.7.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of gatesnapperbho.dll (Adware)

2015.8.25.2

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.BrowseFox

t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.204.16087

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.1690

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.GateSnapper.A

v2015.07.24.12

McAfee

Artemis!F3F6C437852D

5600.6695

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.BrowseFox.CY

16.0.0.615

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo

0.30.24.1636

nProtect

Adware.BrowseFox.CY

15.05.29.01

Panda Antivirus

PUP/BrowserFox

15.07.24.12

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD5

7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Yontoo.gatesnapper (M)

15.7.24.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:Adware.BrowseFox!6.1D8B

23.00.65.15722

Sophos

Generic PUA CN

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.BrowseFox/Variant

9735

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R047C0ODJ15

7.2.205

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R047C0ODJ15

10.465.24

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

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:

gate snapper

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

11/19/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

11/20/2015 3:59:59 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:

2/15/2015 6:58:33 PM

OS version:

6.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:NmiYckxqEbUViVqUsVNXBB+/nFK3wY+lx9ZKTqhKjWcE21:NmiYckziiVMrXFdI9ZFYdv

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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Entropy:

6.0738

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 2 URLs.

http://install-cdn.gatesnapper.com/bed?r=2015021607&bet=3

http://install-cdn.gatesnapper.com/bed?r=2015021622&bet=3

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