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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. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 60204 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.

File name:

Client.exe

Publisher:

Secureencoded (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.5379.13022

MD5:

afe817640daf40057c7446d117e7199e

SHA-1:

1b7335b958c283d243199aa532d93091132c54ae

SHA-256:

984e4785043a177c908c602f40b9ffe84a755c5535003cf7f415d3bb8ff19101

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 '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:

11/6/2024 12:40:41 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

ESET NOD32

MSIL/Adware.iBryte.F application

7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Secureencoded.G

14.9.30.13

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4798837

33120

File size:

1.4 MB (1,423,080 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5379.13022

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:

Secureencoded

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/15/2015 12:59:59 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:

9/23/2014 9:14:23 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Jay+u+si4n255X6JS6iPc+U2mnog2JJlru+qHT7mCNF9jojJoHK02Cu1:F766JS9Pc+U72JJlTAHmcjodoq02b1

Entry address:

0x151DFA

Entry point:

FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 84, A1, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, D4, A1, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 84, A4, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 48, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 60, 00, 00, 00, 6C, 20, 15, 00, 18, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 28, 00, 00, 00, 64, 00, 00, 00, C8, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.0990

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

1.3 MB (1,375,744 bytes)

Local Proxy Server

Proxy for:

Internet Settings

Local host address:

http://127.0.0.1:60204/

Local host port:

60204

Default credentials:

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-107-21-97-137.compute-1.amazonaws.com (107.21.97.137:80)

TCP:

Connects to yk-in-f188.1e100.net (74.125.196.188:5228)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to tlb.hwcdn.net (69.16.175.10:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to snt-re4-9b.sjc.dropbox.com (108.160.163.110:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to server-54-230-46-147.fra6.r.cloudfront.net (54.230.46.147:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to server-54-230-10-127.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net (54.230.10.127:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to netwebb.monster.com (208.71.195.72:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to lhr14s24-in-f3.1e100.net (74.125.230.99:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to lhr14s23-in-f24.1e100.net (74.125.230.88:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to lhr14s23-in-f19.1e100.net (74.125.230.83:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to hosted-by.leaseweb.com (198.7.59.26:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to edge-star-shv-01-lhr3.facebook.com (31.13.90.2:443)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-50-17-207-133.compute-1.amazonaws.com (50.17.207.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-23-23-96-99.compute-1.amazonaws.com (23.23.96.99:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-23-21-226-104.compute-1.amazonaws.com (23.21.226.104:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to bzq-179-154-222.static.bezeqint.net (212.179.154.222:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a95-100-97-74.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (95.100.97.74:80)

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