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 6 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 49481 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 Rich River Media, LLC, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5409.14475

MD5:
fa5358d3b549b96a03636e90e0526b76

SHA-1:
facb6af97068f5b3a9afba558c5498212d5de2b1

SHA-256:
0c92c4d1a4f195750e02412895b9804ddc9ddf61af26cbb11c1e4635bfc3fbb8

Scanner detections:
6 / 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 2:44:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EP [PUP]
2014.9-141024

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10608

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

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6967

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.24.13

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34174

File size:
1.4 MB (1,425,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5409.14475

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 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:
10/23/2014 4:02:50 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ySL71TAakYfAJ8YIi6JSoaEme5TeJMxd8Sz2kTJ1ri:oyi6JSA55YMNznri

Entry address:
0x152496

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 (1,377,792 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49481/

Local host port:
49481

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 s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.240.235.74:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to lga15s44-in-f24.1e100.net  (74.125.226.88:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to float.697.bm-impbus.prod.nym2.adnexus.net  (68.67.152.210:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-75-101-158-62.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (75.101.158.62:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-225-68-161.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.68.161:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-130-198.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.130.198:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-218-72-179.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.218.72.179:443)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-129-1.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.129.1:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-34-203-239.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.34.203.239:80)

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