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. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 49760 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 Rich River Media, LLC and “RocketTab” by Adknowledge, both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Secureencoded  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5385.12613

MD5:
936f80d7e99e54e95542b541890944a7

SHA-1:
9a50b4cfc21faec95635cf875e350350fceb9a30

SHA-256:
c366ddf9629f9d79e51183b482a0a2494e40094e985fa6226e428a11647095f0

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 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 10:21:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10481

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Secureencoded.G
14.9.30.13

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33520

File size:
1.4 MB (1,424,104 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5385.12613

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:
7/13/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 6:59:59 PM

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:
9/29/2014 3:00:44 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LDZ6Cn3wWNhLS6JSCgJX6gIvSLcrNvsqeGnpe:B6eM6JSVIvhN9e

Entry address:
0x1520EA

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.0975

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,376,768 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49760/

Local host port:
49760

Default credentials:
No


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to zrh04s07-in-f5.1e100.net  (173.194.116.37:443)

TCP:
Connects to de-in-f188.1e100.net  (74.125.24.188:5228)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to de-in-f121.1e100.net  (74.125.24.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a95-100-255-50.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (95.100.255.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-84-182-90.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.84.182.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-84-182-73.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.84.182.73:80)

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