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Software Jockey

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application uninstall.exe by Software Jockey has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered by a time event.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5414.12521

MD5:
e06714198c96d89b799d5dee7b5bec25

SHA-1:
7615f42940d79bb43e68ed0b423b4fd1d2d790cb

SHA-256:
2dbfc51ad389319bf521e0429890e24d484bf1f06df930d3b06b812b0f45cea6

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
6/3/2024 7:45:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.SoftwareJockey.Bundler (M)
16.2.24.1

File size:
4.3 MB (4,472,176 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5414.12521

Original file name:
Installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search extensions\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Jockey

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 8:59:59 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:
10/28/2014 5:57:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:08NoLPJD4XKu8nTwHlvKrAVF9CDCp2fMxOpbNcrolP2pR1oS:fo2aX8KMnlp2UxubiH2S

Entry address:
0x4396FB

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

Code size:
4.2 MB (4,421,632 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
RocketTab Update Task

Trigger:
Time

Description:
Updates your RocketTab software. If this task is disabled or deleted, your software will not be kept up to date and may be succeptible to additional


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