Client.exe

Inertware

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Client.exe by Inertware has been detected as adware by 2 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 55989 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:
Inertware  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5364.26310

MD5:
5fe271adca1d242fc5ebc760185d064b

SHA-1:
9a31a0bf6c5c91368b825b9b3bf88d63097037b3

SHA-256:
97008107979054940b99bb7ad50041d5919a63456139465a7a7828670887cf4f

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
12/28/2024 2:35:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte.F application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
Adware.RocketTab.Adknowledge
15.2.10.11

File size:
1.4 MB (1,420,512 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5364.26310

Original file name:
Client.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\rockettab\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=Inertware, O=Inertware, 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:
00B17D2DC81A4AB47B03A1531303433731

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/8/2014 11:37:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:O6W26+3JvLAy5rNs86SSNiKpuz8XG31WE1BSF5rF+r6i:KYhE2z6SSHcn31X/SXrF+f

Entry address:
0x151362

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:
7.1023

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,373,184 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:55989/

Local host port:
55989

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 SSL):
Connects to yyz08s13-in-f12.1e100.net  (74.125.226.108:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yyz08s10-in-f13.1e100.net  (173.194.43.109:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yyz08s10-in-f12.1e100.net  (173.194.43.108:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yyz08s10-in-f10.1e100.net  (173.194.43.106:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yyz08s10-in-f1.1e100.net  (173.194.43.97:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-89-135.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.89.135:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-88-100.ind6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.88.100:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ord08s12-in-f15.1e100.net  (74.125.225.15:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mail.merriam-webster.com  (208.185.238.251:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ig-in-f84.1e100.net  (74.125.193.84:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to gru09s09-in-f4.1e100.net  (173.194.118.68:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-09-ord1.facebook.com  (31.13.74.128:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cf-199-27-134-48.cloudflare.com  (199.27.134.48:8080)

TCP (HTTP):

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-195-213-38.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.195.213.38:80)

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