jet.exe

Jet

Performersoft LLC

This is part of a Performersoft product, a 'PC optimzation' application that provides minimal benifits and may have been bundled by a third party installer. The application jet.exe by Performersoft has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_E45D1D3BD1AEA1FE8AAF50294057F775’. This file is typically installed with the program Jet Browser version 0.2.0.7 by PerformerSoft LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program. It bundles additional offers, mostly adware, using the InstallBrain installer, a pay-per-install monetization download manager. InstallBrain will also install a background updater service that will update any installed browser add-ons and plug-ins.
Publisher:
Performersoft LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Jet

Version:
24.0.1293.0

MD5:
72f4803cdd19f5d9e743d2d57716b7b1

SHA-1:
8d6b534d31f77bc745d4a90daff85eddbb4ee98d

SHA-256:
83893bca7f3cd5c113dd592fb7f5df0b55c3065336334f69bd924c75c5ea3547

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallBrain monetization platform from iBario to deliver bundled adware both search toolbars and PC optimizers from Performersoft.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:02:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallBrain.BY
7.11.105.44

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup.Performersoft.D
188838

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17023

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Performersoft.D
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0816
7.2.357

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallBrain
21948

File size:
1.2 MB (1,287,136 bytes)

Product version:
24.0.1293.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Performersoft LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
jet.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\performersoft\application\jet.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/27/2012 10:28:03 PM

Valid to:
6/27/2015 10:28:03 PM

Subject:
CN=Performersoft LLC, O=Performersoft LLC, L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
07DAC5F73C6773

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/11/2013 5:46:00 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1QuGT88rO8xPMk36gwwMWbwAG9bOq74vl6v0Ou/HG5gfJ:qlTJP/6IpsAkbP70lK0t/wgfJ

Entry address:
0x94C71

Entry point:
E8, 67, C7, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, 54, 42, 4B, 00, 57, FF, 35, 74, 8B, 51, 00, FF, D6, FF, 35, 70, 8B, 51, 00, 8B, D8, 89, 5D, FC, FF, D6, 8B, F0, 3B, F3, 0F, 82, 81, 00, 00, 00, 8B, FE, 2B, FB, 8D, 47, 04, 83, F8, 04, 72, 75, 53, E8, BD, C7, 00, 00, 8B, D8, 8D, 47, 04, 59, 3B, D8, 73, 48, B8, 00, 08, 00, 00, 3B, D8, 73, 02, 8B, C3, 03, C3, 3B, C3, 72, 0F, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8, 1E, 61, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 75, 16, 8D, 43, 10, 3B, C3, 72, 3E, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4793

Code size:
713 KB (730,112 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
{FE32197D-6825-4C58-8F38-82AE18D6E7BA}

Trigger:
Registration (Runs on registration)


3 Shell Open Commands
Open type:
ftp

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\performersoft\application\jet.exe" -- "%1"

Open type:
http

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\performersoft\application\jet.exe" -- "%1"

Open type:
https

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\performersoft\application\jet.exe" -- "%1"


Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
GoogleChromeAutoLaunch

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\performersoft\application\jet.exe" --no-startup-window


The file jet.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Jet Browser version 0.2.0.7  by PerformerSoft LLC
From the Privacy Policy: "We receive and store any information you enter on jetbrowser.com or give us in any other way. You provide most such information when you use the jetbrowser or bundled plugins.
www.jetbrowser.com
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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-tpe1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.87.5:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to instagram-p3-shv-01-tpe1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.87.52:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-z-m-mini-shv-01-tpe1.facebook.com  (31.13.87.37:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-tpe1.facebook.com  (31.13.87.36:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 7b.39.36a9.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (169.54.57.123:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-95-158.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.158:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to cache.google.com  (92.53.32.234:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-hkg3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.95.12:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to instagram-p3-shv-01-hkg3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.95.48:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to f3.31.6132.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (50.97.49.243:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-z-m-mini-shv-01-hkg3.facebook.com  (31.13.95.37:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-video-shv-01-hkg3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.95.14:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-hkg3.facebook.com  (31.13.95.8:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-hkg3.facebook.com  (31.13.95.36:80)

TCP (HTTP):

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-94-173.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.94.173:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-fra3.facebook.com  (31.13.93.36:443)

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