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 5 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 65148 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, Inc., both potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Secureencoded  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5394.14415

MD5:
29940fdd9ee14c7d62414c559eb5a377

SHA-1:
f08c5ccb105cf56b5a1197f502195f7f6689842b

SHA-256:
d14f18bf777e04527842db2cfcf55771f08355b3c261bfdf74d8bb25ee799c9e

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:43:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EP [PUP]
2014.9-141009

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10530

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6983

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Secureencoded.G
14.10.9.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33744

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

Product version:
1.0.5394.14415

Original file name:
Client.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 7:59:59 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:
10/8/2014 5:00:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WSNsksB5YE6JSo2qAAepEKeLhWWhvz5TNe0:WqKX6JS2AAe2B7hvz5TNe0

Entry address:
0x152342

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:
7.0980

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,377,280 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:65148/

Local host port:
65148

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yyz08s13-in-f30.1e100.net  (74.125.226.126:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yyz08s13-in-f1.1e100.net  (74.125.226.97:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yts2.yql.vip.gq1.yahoo.com  (206.190.37.99:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-lga1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.71.7:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to vip3.adcash.com  (72.52.178.205:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to v-6-08-19-d5034-162.webazilla.com  (88.85.80.162:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tg-in-f157.1e100.net  (74.125.23.157:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to tf-in-f155.1e100.net  (173.194.72.155:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to tf-in-f139.1e100.net  (173.194.72.139:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to tf-in-f136.1e100.net  (173.194.72.136:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to tf-in-f113.1e100.net  (173.194.72.113:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to tf-in-f102.1e100.net  (173.194.72.102:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to tf-in-f100.1e100.net  (173.194.72.100:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.198.184.76.144.clients.your-server.de  (144.76.184.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to srv241-143-240-87.vk.com  (87.240.143.241:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to srv119-131-240-87.vk.com  (87.240.131.119:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to srv117-131-240-87.vk.com  (87.240.131.117:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-38-28.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.38.28:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-38-165.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.38.165:443)

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