Gate Snapper - How to remove

Gate Snapper is one application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is listed as an adware and can lead you to some unwanted consequences. It will display various advertisements on your web browsers. Not only those advertisements are annoying, but malicious as well. Since this application gets installed on users’ computers without them even being aware of that, you can notice it only when it’s already inside and your computer is infected. However, it’s not a difficult thing to do, because those advertisements displayed by Gate Snapper are marked with labels “Ads by Gate Snapper” or “Brought to you by Gate Snapper”.

If you want to eliminate Gate Snapper, you have two most common options. In case you don’t have any previous experience in removing viruses, you should get some help from a reliable anti-malware software, such as Spyhunter, Malwarebytes or StopZilla. Simply download and install one of these applications and scan your computer with it. It will automatically detect and remove the threat and will also protect your PC from similar infections in the future. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well. However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional tools, you can get rid of Gate Snapper manually as well. Scroll down to the end of this article – there you will find our manual step-by-step Gate Snapper removal guide. Follow it carefully and you will be able to get rid of this malicious application in no time. You should know that it requires some specific knowledge, so if you don’t feel confident enough, please use an automatic removal.

If you have some questions related to this topic, don’t hesitate to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them. In case you would like to learn more about Gate Snapper, continue reading this article.

About Gate Snapper

It works as browser add-on that can be added to all most popular web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari. Once inside, it will display annoying advertisements in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. Those advertisements are not only disturbing, but malicious as well and we don’t recommend you to click on them. If you do so you will be immediately redirected to other websites that may be owned by cyber criminals and this is really dangerous. Your computer can get infected or you can even get scammed this way.

Gate Snapper is like an advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from legitimate advertising networks, they use adware like this to drive traffic to their websites. This being said, if you have Gate Snapper installed on your computer, hackers and scammers can reach you right on your web browser on a daily basis. This unwanted application can infiltrate other malware to your computer as well, so you need to get rid of it immediately.

Another unwanted attribute of Gate Snapper is data collection. Once installed it will collect your personal information, such as your browsing history, search queries, Top visited sites, or even your IP and email addresses. The adware creators adjust those advertisements according to the collected data and make them even more relevant and interesting to you this way, so chances that you will click on them rise. And that’s the main goal of Gate Snapper because its developers get paid for every click you make.

Distribution Methods of Gate Snapper

Gate Snapper travels bundled with other free software, such as various media players or PDF generators. I.e. when you download and install some freebie from the Internet, there is a chance that Gate Snapper will be installed alongside without you even being aware of that. To avoid this happening, you should pay attention to the installation process of freebies. Never skip any steps and opt out for a custom or advanced install mode if possible. This will allow you to see all available options and make changes. If you notice that some additional software that you are not aware of is being installed alongside – don’t allow this installation to be completed because it can possibly be Gate Snapper or any other malware.

Manual removal of Gate Snapper

How to remove Gate Snapper using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Gate Snapper install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Gate Snapper . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Gate Snapper easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Gate Snapper from macOS

Delete Gate Snapper from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Gate Snapper app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Gate Snapper and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Gate Snapper, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Gate Snapper from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Gate Snapper. Click on the trash bin icon next to Gate Snapper or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Gate Snapper, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Gate Snapper from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Gate Snapper related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Gate Snapper, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Gate Snapper from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Gate Snapper. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Gate Snapper or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Gate Snapper from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Gate Snapper. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Gate Snapper, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.