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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 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. 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:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5360.24565

MD5:
d4688fabc1e55627b67d02e10e66d7ac

SHA-1:
ab1dd3853c47306c6251b444cd21042d0c8b4286

SHA-256:
f77141d35ebe75b9515a60bfe0e293cf9635fe2d13c69a1cd6c69478b6726f3f

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
12/29/2024 6:10:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.1499

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10367

Reason Heuristics
Adware.RocketTab.SoftwareJockey.G
14.9.10.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32808

File size:
1.4 MB (1,420,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5360.24565

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:
Software Jockey

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 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:
9/4/2014 9:39:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:94Lb6mzFZqF1y5rNsc6SSeiHUacaBjSBWjmcDcACDVH9baK3SGepH:wDvqD2v6SS/RB7jm+IdbaKiG6H

Entry address:
0x15136A

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:
7.1028

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

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

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-lht6.facebook.com  (157.240.1.18:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-lht6.fbcdn.net  (157.240.1.23:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 105-187-240-145.cdn.north.telkomsa.net  (105.187.240.145:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-lht6.facebook.com  (157.240.1.35:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a105-225-1-137.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (105.225.1.137:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-amt2.facebook.com  (31.13.64.35:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-222.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.222:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-amt2.facebook.com  (31.13.64.16:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-lhr3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.90.6:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-ams3.fbcdn.net  (31.13.91.6:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-lhr3.facebook.com  (31.13.90.36:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a105-225-1-147.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (105.225.1.147:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a105-225-1-139.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (105.225.1.139:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-amt2.fbcdn.net  (31.13.64.21:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-28.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.28:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-63-165.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.63.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-19.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.19:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-173-187.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.173.187:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-ams3.facebook.com  (31.13.91.36:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a105-225-1-153.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (105.225.1.153:443)

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