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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 8 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:
1.0.5402.19801

MD5:
50a19e385eebf4f5f368616832ac3c32

SHA-1:
da99663a8ed60fe85e3e787254b803eed1fc9430

SHA-256:
746d19ec04b73ed08e4aedaef0f08ef2ff66f68e907223018a4f5988296b1f8b

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/18/2024 1:58:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EP [PUP]
2014.9-141016

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.141016

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10574

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

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
t3scan.1.7.8.0

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6975

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.16.14

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33978

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

Product version:
1.0.5402.19801

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:
Software Jockey

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:
10/16/2014 8:00:21 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+ctO5GzNoHSroaJY86JSbBht57+sm4/uKJm4/6RZ2SXd7GNdfc:kGzNfrt6JS3b7I4/G4GXd7GNxc

Entry address:
0x1523BA

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, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 84, A1, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, D4, A1, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 84, A4, 00, 80, 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 (1,377,280 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):
Connects to s101.web-hosting.com  (37.61.237.213:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-146-221.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.146.221:80)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ip-208-118-231-141.twdx.net  (208.118.231.141:443)

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

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-sin6.fbcdn.net  (157.240.7.26:443)

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

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-93-210-118.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.93.210.118:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yyz08s13-in-f25.1e100.net  (74.125.226.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yyz08s13-in-f13.1e100.net  (74.125.226.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yyz08s10-in-f25.1e100.net  (173.194.43.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yyz08s09-in-f27.1e100.net  (173.194.43.91:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yyz08s09-in-f26.1e100.net  (173.194.43.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to v-5-312-d6086-190.webazilla.com  (78.140.174.190:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stde9-28.fornex.org  (185.26.97.86:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.137.211.4.46.clients.your-server.de  (46.4.211.137:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to share-links.biz  (91.121.218.3:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-8.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.8:80)

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