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. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 49402 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, Inc., both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5396.20370

MD5:
4abdd1f1fcaa2ed9f7e1360c24d6df6b

SHA-1:
adcc63bd2313c71459f74b15e958a4b2a91c0ac0

SHA-256:
6fec93fd8788480da1ba96a9d08489a1ab90e9a12aa568a64fa095583239cdda

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:
4/25/2024 11:27:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-141010

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10544

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6981

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.10.20

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33808

File size:
1.4 MB (1,424,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5396.20370

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:
3/23/2014 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:
10/10/2014 8:19:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NH5Dlq5Fj5YK6JSN3v9XWpDR+3/Z9cdlXxJj:NdkHf6JSa9Y3/Z6dN7j

Entry address:
0x152342

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:
7.0977

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,377,280 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49402/

Local host port:
49402

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 xx-fbcdn-shv-01-sin6.fbcdn.net  (157.240.7.26:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 178-175-130-163.static.host  (178.175.130.163:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-sin6.facebook.com  (157.240.7.20:443)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to v-5-232-d3156-07.webazilla.com  (78.140.166.7:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-sin6.facebook.com  (157.240.7.35:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-74-220-160.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.74.220.160:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-sit4.facebook.com  (31.13.78.13:443)

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

TCP:
Connects to 15.ip-51-255-40.eu  (51.255.40.15:1935)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to video.dc6.vcmedia.com  (8.18.45.89:80)

TCP:
Connects to vgold-eur.gameloft.com  (198.136.44.20:20000)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to streamerapi1.finance.vip.gq1.yahoo.com  (206.190.39.219:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-33-37.stl2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.33.37:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-54-94.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.54.94:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to rtr2.l7.search.vip.bf1.yahoo.com  (98.137.201.252:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r1.ycpi.vip.dcb.yahoo.net  (206.190.57.60:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r1.ycpi.vip.bf1.yahoo.net  (98.139.199.204:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to qh-in-f157.1e100.net  (74.125.22.157:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to pr-east.pbp.vip.bf1.yahoo.com  (98.139.225.168:80)

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