Client.exe

Inertware

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Client.exe by Inertware has been detected as adware by 3 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 49255 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 Rich River Media, LLC and “RocketTab” by Adknowledge, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Inertware  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5367.27098

MD5:
714fff79e5b48d677125244886123154

SHA-1:
6ab982d3d2caa380965fb4f0fed670b44ab321d8

SHA-256:
1d21745d256d1751f37bdf790560a7ba4ed89257ec86d780379f4e14f734be28

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 4:17:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10405

Reason Heuristics
Adware.RocketTab.Adknowledge
15.2.10.11

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33038

File size:
1.4 MB (1,422,048 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5367.27098

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:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Inertware, O=Inertware, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, 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:
00B17D2DC81A4AB47B03A1531303433731

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2014 11:03:34 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6b/b7Pel0mkC2KKq+B7KAouU/O6JS02woGu1dDTC0NQT2FtYm9Jfj1X+AlKep:IH7C2KKLBTL6JS7DunSFtX9lj3Kep

Entry address:
0x15187E

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:
7.1011

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,374,720 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49255/

Local host port:
49255

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 SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-sit4.facebook.com  (31.13.78.35:443)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-221-254-214.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.221.254.214:80)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-20-120-15.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.20.120.15:443)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-170-110.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.170.110:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-73-109-231.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.73.109.231:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-108-249-98.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.108.249.98:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-108-156-241.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.108.156.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a103-225-178-136.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (103.225.178.136:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yh-in-f113.1e100.net  (74.125.137.113:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-03-ams3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.91.37:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.aftonbladet-cdn.se  (144.63.250.5:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to vip0x014.map2.ssl.hwcdn.net  (209.197.3.20:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to static-204-137-31-31.adknowledge.com  (204.137.31.31:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to snt-re4-9a.sjc.dropbox.com  (108.160.163.109:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-99-63.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.99.63:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-99-36.arn1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.99.36:443)

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