Client.exe

Software Jockey

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Client.exe by Software Jockey has been detected as adware by 7 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 64817 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:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5411.14477

MD5:
fa1e3fb02258dbfc0d8db367ca7f0415

SHA-1:
0a75721b87275ca9c53aae14a3d90e4b63fc0742

SHA-256:
9a3822c3d97d36de0c38f26bf9ab3590b73e8553ca2a3e4cb53117b22c7b6de3

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/26/2024 5:29:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EP [PUP]
2014.9-141025

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.141025

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10619

F-Prot
W32/A-425915ce
v6.4.7.1.166

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6966

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.25.18

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34232

File size:
1.4 MB (1,425,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5411.14477

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:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 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:
10/25/2014 5:02:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:myl/XhR9g5WdT6JSvaxsHPZD8M3iA6nb8v1615WKc4Ydo:V6MT6JSUsBp3ihMycKc4Ydo

Entry address:
0x152492

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:
7.0993

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,377,792 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:64817/

Local host port:
64817

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):
Connects to redirect-hou4.houston.hp.com  (15.201.56.37:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to qg-in-f136.1e100.net  (74.125.29.136:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to mil02s06-in-f8.1e100.net  (173.194.40.8:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to mil02s06-in-f23.1e100.net  (173.194.40.23:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to mil02s05-in-f24.1e100.net  (74.125.232.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to mil02s05-in-f23.1e100.net  (74.125.232.151:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to mil01s19-in-f17.1e100.net  (173.194.116.17:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to iad23s24-in-f17.1e100.net  (74.125.228.241:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to iad23s08-in-f5.1e100.net  (74.125.228.101:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-69-144-75-32.but-mt.client.bresnan.net  (69.144.75.32:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to g6t2181.atlanta.hp.com  (15.193.112.155:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to fra07s30-in-f31.1e100.net  (173.194.112.127:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-75-101-129-68.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (75.101.129.68:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-240-218.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.240.218:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-130-198.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.130.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-18-60-66.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (50.18.60.66:80)

TCP:
Connects to ea-in-f188.1e100.net  (74.125.136.188:5228)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to bay405-m.hotmail.com  (207.46.11.152:443)

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