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 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 49170 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:
Inertware  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5367.12642

MD5:
3b56dfed17273d944ad67ccfd7009da8

SHA-1:
aff4e6246e847a7a4aa16d1f2be46da0fd0681a3

SHA-256:
044b6f6caace5b480b2eba88a038953c4798ca5b1ac27b801eb22a558b41bb1a

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:34:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.14912

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10404

Reason Heuristics
Adware.RocketTab.Adknowledge
15.2.10.11

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33026

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

Product version:
1.0.5367.12642

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:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

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 10:02:08 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:odGyiWel0Sw/whpsdNVaYxTR8/t6JS+2KXO2fnvedlNBUDE9+zH+PB0zO:EO4/whpszVfRY6JSuOInvedfBUDE+zHG

Entry address:
0x1518B6

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...
 
[+]

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://127.0.0.1:49170/

Local host port:
49170

Default credentials:
No


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

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 webmailer.hosteurope.de  (80.237.128.167:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.134.85.40.188.clients.your-server.de  (188.40.85.134:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-47-226.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.47.226:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s13.gcdn.eu  (144.76.70.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to pages.g.ebay.com  (66.135.210.100:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mpr2.ngd.vip.ch1.yahoo.com  (217.163.21.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to map2.hwcdn.net  (205.185.216.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to la-in-f95.1e100.net  (74.125.143.95:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ham02s14-in-f18.1e100.net  (173.194.44.82:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to h138.meetrics.de  (46.4.15.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fra07s27-in-f4.1e100.net  (173.194.112.4:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fra07s27-in-f31.1e100.net  (173.194.112.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fra07s27-in-f28.1e100.net  (173.194.112.28:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fra07s27-in-f27.1e100.net  (173.194.112.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fra07s27-in-f25.1e100.net  (173.194.112.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fra07s27-in-f13.1e100.net  (173.194.112.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to float.632.bm-impbus.prod.ams1.adnexus.net  (37.252.162.88:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to float.2114.bm-impbus.prod.ams1.adnexus.net  (37.252.163.2:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-15-fra3.facebook.com  (31.13.93.49:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-03-fra3.facebook.com  (31.13.93.33:443)

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