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snipsmart

Part of the Yontoo adware component, a web browser plugin that injects unwanted ads in the browser. The application utilsnipsmart.exe by snipsmart has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Util 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:
1.0.5468.40266

MD5:
be2918edc1becdd6cbb2566acf1b7f0a

SHA-1:
dfe5f0674fde6c24a769151fbbf8814436120e4f

SHA-256:
bcee957bfa0c563d8626f91a41e1969fbd6fab84c87f5d49d9589311a6448ec4

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:08:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen
2014.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
7.11.197.38

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox
4.0.3.141222

ESET NOD32
MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.188.14410

McAfee
Artemis!BE2918EDC1BE
5600.6909

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.708
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.snipsmart.N
14.12.22.7

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4741131
35418

File size:
512.2 KB (524,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5468.40266

Original file name:
snipsmart2014122206.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\snipsmart\bin\utilsnipsmart.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 8:22:23 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jmkH7XlZklRUH77BUfVOftoRl0q/yM2mkthkXbNkd:jhVZVZo/0qYkXb2

Entry address:
0x7FC86

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:
Util snipsmart

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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