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gatesnapper.expext.exe

gate snapper

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application gatesnapper.expext.exe by gate snapper has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
gate snapper  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.6242.39491

MD5:
96c5bf95e55246c1e85d21fbf6b64e85

SHA-1:
a282f9143d9b16997301c26faae6505b7d72beb2

SHA-256:
263aaee3de55d3f7fba4243d0d5ce9ba5f101bee5a5b5a9adb833bd74675a85a

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:00:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2
7.11.204.248

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15125

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Browsefox-154
0.98/19974

Dr.Web
Trojan.Yontoo.419
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-782d657c
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.192.14746

McAfee
BrowseFox-FVA
5600.6875

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Yontoo.gatesnapper
15.1.25.3

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowserFox/Variant
10095

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.SwiftBrowse.Win32.1196
2.0.0.2044

File size:
99.2 KB (101,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6242.39491

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\gate snapper\bin\gatesnapper.expext.exe

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:
1/25/2015 1:38:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:i161gHhYXA0G+l/gEWGnadKCxXfPWK6tHEkKnMBfuDuyVgkR3OCp:N8hYrGq7YxXf+K698uyVg63bp

Entry address:
0x561E

Entry point:
E8, AB, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 64, 7F, 41, 00, FF, 15, 4C, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 2F, 08, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 68, 20, 41, 00, 50, E8, DF, 07, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, C0, 91, 41, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, CD, 3C, 00, 00, 57, 8B...
 
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Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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