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Client.exe

Joltlogic

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Client.exe by Joltlogic has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-192-36-73.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net on port 443.
Publisher:
Joltlogic  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5469.16880

MD5:
cd89f8749fd50a54fd41a6cfaa951110

SHA-1:
1c5fad9d3a03fc19cb1986e859368c66e9fe0849

SHA-256:
30ee60533d3d0b624e31320b11ba441c213fb22b67347cd14b890912976e7f77

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 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:
11/25/2024 7:18:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-FV [PUP]
2014.9-141222

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3252

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10915

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Joltlogic.G
14.12.22.22

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
35986

File size:
852.2 KB (872,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5469.16880

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\geniusbox\client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Joltlogic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Joltlogic, O=Joltlogic, 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:
5EE011413A702F6705B25B34B674F3AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2014 1:22:58 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MXnRYgoR4iI7DbwxjOlnrZr+3BrFWimTcf8IdTQ6JS8dDjb+9Wwrz2yWnrN:MhYgoREDbwxjO5gmTcLe6JSmiWwP2zn

Entry address:
0xD5952

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:
6.3454

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

Code size:
846.5 KB (866,816 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-186-78.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.186.78:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-26-200.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.26.200:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ny1wv3279.xglobe.net  (204.145.82.19:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to i0-h0-s2055.p9-jfk.cdngp.net  (174.35.73.141:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to i0-h0-s2053.p9-jfk.cdngp.net  (174.35.73.139:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to i0-h0-s2033.p9-jfk.cdngp.net  (174.35.73.102:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-225-218-109.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.218.109:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-50-19-113-170.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.19.113.170:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-22-158-20.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.22.158.20:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 230.28.211.130.bc.googleusercontent.com  (130.211.28.230:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 173.255.140.25.static.westdc.net  (173.255.140.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-37-4.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.37.4:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-48-32.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.48.32:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-48-117.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.48.117:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-192-36-73.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.73:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-113.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.113:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.64.227:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to iad23s07-in-f26.1e100.net  (74.125.228.90:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to iad23s07-in-f13.1e100.net  (74.125.228.77:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-173-56-234.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.173.56.234:80)

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