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 49260 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:
1.0.5387.12639

MD5:
a6346d8067af9c7efcb81322454805fb

SHA-1:
88234cc262bf0547028caad2237ea3052cea041c

SHA-256:
ab2553f4c277d62bb27c532d48e131681e74f2781ef1f7559375ab8395f8a7b3

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:
12/23/2024 7:04:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10492

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Secureencoded.G
14.10.1.11

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33572

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

Product version:
1.0.5387.12639

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/14/2015 7:59:59 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:
10/1/2014 4:01:38 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GkkD/vTwj51O6JSyHb33NZ/lfMOdumNUrrZsTUIVORGXpZ:WTr6JSeLNZ/lUOJGH+YIURGZZ

Entry address:
0x1520F2

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 (1,376,768 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49260/

Local host port:
49260

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 msnbot-207-46-194-14.search.msn.com  (207.46.194.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-204-8-133.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.204.8.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to dd.e7.25ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (174.37.231.221:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to d.v.dropbox.com  (108.160.172.225:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-116-251.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.116.251:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a-0003.dc-msedge.net  (131.253.33.203:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to msnbot-65-52-108-154.search.msn.com  (65.52.108.154:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-246.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.246:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to pf.vitplatform.com  (149.202.192.156:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to https-178-79-242-0.fra.llnw.net  (178.79.242.0:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-184-218.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.184.218:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-221-254-214.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.221.254.214:80)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-54-220-173.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.54.220.173:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-5-232-222.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.5.232.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-224-210.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.224.210:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-93-53.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.93.53:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to client.v.dropbox.com  (108.160.172.236:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a95-101-80-114.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (95.101.80.114:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a88-221-254-187.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (88.221.254.187:80)

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