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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 39 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from install-cdn.gatesnapper.com.
Publisher:
gate snapper  (signed and verified)

Product:
gate snapper

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
aa6b79d5f5bd12b208b901599ac6915a

SHA-1:
7509a0a6071415c5c95ab6437772a060ab3e7b92

SHA-256:
cb1cdfb59dce08cbc2bbffa37157076173f0e027bc4fba319923e5d3e044752e

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
6/24/2025 2:14:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
593

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]
2014.9-150622

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3071

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox
4.0.3.15622

Bitdefender
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
1.0.20.865

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.Yontoo.1734
9.0.1.0173

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
8.15.06.22.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AE potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/BrowseFox
6/22/2015

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

F-Secure
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
11.2015-22-06_2

G Data
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.BrowseFox
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.192.14761

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1848

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.GateSnapper.A
v2015.06.22.10

McAfee
BrowseFox
5600.6727

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
16.0.0.519

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dnkubo
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.BetterBrowse.1
11.20150622

nProtect
Adware.BrowseFox.BJ
15.01.26.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.06.22.10

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

Quick Heal
PUA.Adware.OD5
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.gatesnapper (M)
15.6.22.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17D5649F!399860895
23.00.65.15620

Sophos
Generic PUA CC
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
9798

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0204
7.2.173

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LH14
10.465.22

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:
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:
2/27/2015 2:35:27 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:PmiYckxqEbUViVqUsVNXBB+/nFK3wY+lx9ZKTkhKjOcET:PmiYckziiVMrXFdI9ZzYlw

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:
6.0737

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
159 KB (162,816 bytes)

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

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 URL.

http://install-cdn.gatesnapper.com/bed?r=2015022805&bet=3

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