Client.exe

Software Jockey

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Client.exe by Software Jockey has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 51314 and has the ability to intercept and modify all inbound and outbound Internet traffic on the local host. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including “RocketTab” by Adknowledge and Rockettab by Rich River Media, LLC, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5408.14479

MD5:
28b14201a98450d8c51844b4175249a2

SHA-1:
2a6bca77a6bb6214bddde737feceddfac3bb36e9

SHA-256:
d23152ebc29676233a037fedd5bf4044b5940d60ce450567cca899cb8459d9fc

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:15:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EP [PUP]
2014.9-141023

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.141023

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10605

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/IBryte
10/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-425915ce
v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.3059

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6969

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.23.6

Sophos
Generic PUA CK
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34162

File size:
1.4 MB (1,425,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5408.14479

Original file name:
Client.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search extensions\client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Jockey, O=Software Jockey, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3481FC293A085AD3BA94D30DC9CC2E95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2014 10:03:04 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:r8O/3RRDo6srXh6JSEaJhmhSKiyq+ipW3IDTmHY:9oh6JSO0Kiyq+ipW3IDT2Y

Entry address:
0x152482

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:
7.0987

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,377,792 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:51314/

Local host port:
51314

Default credentials:
No


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

“RocketTab”  by Adknowledge
RocketTab is a web browser extension that injects display advertising in the user's browser. Ads are displayed in the form of banners and contextual text-links and are both injected in white space areas of the HTML page or over existing ads of the underlying web site.
85% remove it
Rockettab  by Rich River Media, LLC
RocketTab is an adware program that injects advertising in the user's web browser by creating a local proxy server and routing all Internet traffic through that proxy. By re-routing traffic the service will be able to include various ads in the HTML of the displaying web page.
rockettab.com
88% remove it
 
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to msnbot-65-55-252-43.search.msn.com  (65.55.252.43:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tk.sales.overstock.com  (173.241.154.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-240-162-6.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.240.162.6:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to eth59-167-145-24.static.internode.on.net  (59.167.145.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-35-230.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.35.230:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-208-30-101.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.208.30.101:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-209-94-211.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.209.94.211:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-203-154-129.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.203.154.129:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-29-105-138.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.29.105.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-29-105-130.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.29.105.130:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-29-105-122.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.29.105.122:80)

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