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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 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Rockettab by Rich River Media, LLC and “RocketTab” by Adknowledge, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5404.14403

MD5:
db21106ebaac71af2337c5cf28b7a063

SHA-1:
3810a1b3c755df2b1d87aded407e378cd512de75

SHA-256:
6a744d98ff32f2b9f8d1bb7ca1753c55a5fe262810886cddf2d8cf6caa29161b

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/27/2024 3:09:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10583

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

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6973

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.18.16

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34036

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

Product version:
1.0.5404.14403

Original file name:
Client.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Jockey

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
10/18/2014 11:00:25 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QAtfTz5cNblaN8qSTRBp6JSEwXxn6TvUFxBM0UOXLthK47CT6cG:nTz5cNbHt6JSDB6TvwxuWXLu478G

Entry address:
0x15251E

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

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

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 img.ustatik.com  (178.18.22.160:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 173.bm-nginx-loadbalancer.mgmt.sin1.adnexus.net  (103.243.221.75:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-48-109.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.48.109:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to static.123.139.243.136.clients.your-server.de  (136.243.139.123:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to tabs.ultimate-guitar.com  (178.18.22.150:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-83-200-155.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.83.200.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-224-168.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.224.168:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to unknown.telstraglobal.net  (210.176.156.21:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-204-8-133.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.204.8.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-217-59.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.217.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-157-68.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.157.68:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to adtechus-ads-one-adtech-mtc-blue-a.evip.aol.com  (152.163.66.165:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-218-64.sin3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.218.64:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-184-168-221-96.ip.secureserver.net  (184.168.221.96:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-sit4.fbcdn.net  (31.13.78.17:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ultimate-guitar.com  (178.18.22.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to plus.ultimate-guitar.com  (178.18.22.153:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ox-173-241-248-220.xf.dc.openx.org  (173.241.248.220:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ox-173-241-248-143.xf.dc.openx.org  (173.241.248.143:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to mc.yandex.ru  (213.180.193.119:443)

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