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 4 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 56383 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, Inc. and “RocketTab” by Adknowledge, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5359.12224

MD5:
4f681f587b7538253c01aa73b822015b

SHA-1:
3e2a095d83f5efffa7333296f3d9501492035a61

SHA-256:
db1615c747297561e82aec10bd31f698035757a33584dd7df8de53bcc27274f6

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:38:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.1499

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte.F application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
Adware.RocketTab.SoftwareJockey.G
14.9.10.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
32210

File size:
1.4 MB (1,420,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5359.12224

Original file name:
Client.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\rockettab\client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 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:
9/3/2014 3:47:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8u3j6RR3GZNJzsta6SSVit478SJVxqTsU9Eo3h6SpuPxOw:dMMFv6SSx8SJVxNU9E26l5Ow

Entry address:
0x15133A

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:
7.1024

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,373,184 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:56383/

Local host port:
56383

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
RocketTab:  by Adknowledge, Inc.
RocketTab is an advertising supported browser extension also known as adware and is designed to deliver ads to the user's Internet browser as banners, context text-links and transitionals ads. The injected ads are not affiliated with the underlying website on which they appear.
www.adknowledge.com
87% remove it
 
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-238-196.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.238.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-163-216.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.163.216:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to m1b1136d0.tmodns.net  (208.54.17.27:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to m191136d0.tmodns.net  (208.54.17.25:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ee-in-f100.1e100.net  (173.194.65.100:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to channel-proxy-shv-07-ash2.facebook.com  (173.252.113.2:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (174.36.215.20:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-07-iad1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.69.68:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-06-iad1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.69.36:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-05-iad1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.78.71:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-04-iad1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.69.55:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to x.ligatus.com  (81.26.166.11:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.evernote.com  (204.154.94.81:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wj-in-f148.1e100.net  (74.125.195.148:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to webmail.wanadoo.fr  (193.252.23.80:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to webmail.orange.fr  (193.252.23.83:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to web2101.rus-chat.de  (188.40.109.115:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to vip-cachehttp-sbm-default-prod-poolm.s0.fti.net  (193.252.148.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to vip-cachehttp-https-prod-poole.m0.fti.net  (193.252.133.106:80)

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