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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 8 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Update snipsmart”. This file is typically installed with the program snipsmart 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.
Publisher:
snipsmart  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5450.16904

MD5:
5a45ec42506956ddaca20df95487460c

SHA-1:
c030434f64f860c30591360d2e95123a29e0fbb3

SHA-256:
1ca0cfc29707a52f1ad5f7852f1eb4ebd505b52c30ef967ac4138b1f52a166a4

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 2:31:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2014.12.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.192.58

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3271

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.14123

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14225

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Service.snipsmart.P
14.12.3.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
35386

File size:
511.2 KB (523,504 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5450.16904

Original file name:
snipsmart2014120317.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\snipsmart\updatesnipsmart.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
snipsmart

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/5/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/6/2015 1:59:59 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:
12/3/2014 6:23:34 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BBtAFB0BIx1/Kvvi718mvz4HnFUL8IhKL:BXAnx1/KvvNFULbO

Entry address:
0x7F96E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
5.9239

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

Code size:
502.5 KB (514,560 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Update snipsmart

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file updatesnipsmart.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

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
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-29-106-129.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.29.106.129:80)

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