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Part of the Yontoo web browser plugin (delivers advertisements to the web browser in the form of injected banners, text-links, popups, etc.) the updater mechanism for snipsmart will automatically keep the extension patched by downloaded new functionality which is auto-enabled by default. The application updatesnipsmart.exe by snipsmart has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update snipsmart”. 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:
snipsmart  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5468.32025

MD5:
e4cc0dd92c6cbd6fac9debc0c096af33

SHA-1:
b93128650cc09cdbb1be745acb593ea85a63b706

SHA-256:
4b80878ae371c615283ab5c89bd74a9e4f9ed55edeb65c953024f7bc7a2222aa

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Yontoo adware web browser extension update process.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:04:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2014.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.197.26

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox (variant)
8.10912

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.188.14395

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Service.snipsmart.P
14.12.22.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
35968

File size:
512.2 KB (524,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5468.32025

Original file name:
snipsmart2014122201.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\snipsmart\updatesnipsmart.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:
12/22/2014 3:47:36 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:239AT7tZqZJMMXma0V/A4/Pp9C0bG99HkfO:2tAPtTVoE7NbG9z

Entry address:
0x7FCEE

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
503.5 KB (515,584 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update snipsmart

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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