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Client.exe

Secureencoded

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Client.exe by Secureencoded has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘RocketTab’. This file is typically installed with the program Rockettab by Rich River Media, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Secureencoded  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5391.12648

MD5:
08296e2b51a97b9fb9228f849af7f916

SHA-1:
6a86382c13a629adc52f837812ef79e74a7a1a54

SHA-256:
01487e7cca42e43ce47b773c2bd81ea7518dbc49dc734607cc6712079b915059

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:06:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10513

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Secureencoded.G
14.10.5.12

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33684

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

Product version:
1.0.5391.12648

Original file name:
Client.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\search extensions\client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secureencoded

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

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

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

Subject:
CN=Secureencoded, O=Secureencoded, 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:
008A9DE5BF6D7E4070873AB08E9304F7FA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/5/2014 10:02:20 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZmN+Zlxd2p6JST5g6XXZZ15L3Yttg9oYH:Zmu86JS9XXr/YM9oYH

Entry address:
0x1522E6

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:
1.3 MB (1,377,280 bytes)

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

Name:
RocketTab

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\search extensions\client.exe"


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

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
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yk-in-f138.1e100.net  (74.125.196.138:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to snt-re3-7d.sjc.dropbox.com  (108.160.162.104:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to sjd-rd12-5c.sjc.dropbox.com  (108.160.167.167:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-78-171.cdg50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.78.171:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to msnbot-65-55-252-43.search.msn.com  (65.55.252.43:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to jumptap.com  (209.94.144.19:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to fra02s22-in-f19.1e100.net  (173.194.113.115:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-03-atl1.facebook.com  (31.13.65.33:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-245-238-163.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.245.238.163:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-185-31.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.185.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-235-167-33.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.167.33:443)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-197-246-79.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.197.246.79:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-19-232-113.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.19.232.113:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-184-169-156-82.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (184.169.156.82:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-223-105.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.223.105:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-196-129.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.196.129:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to channel-proxy-shv-07-ash2.facebook.com  (173.252.113.2:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to blu406-m.hotmail.com  (65.55.164.215:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-78-223-195.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.78.223.195:80)

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