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Software Jockey

This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application client.exe by Software Jockey has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 49195 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:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c3fb53f7d73ccff78389a48ab9c0ac69

SHA-1:
cafc80cf9be4adf382878d3529e30ee0a9e17c94

SHA-256:
692b83b9f53a48cdd58e12b68fef97440b76f0d7635e6032e8a33d168f8b4f89

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 11:28:43 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
797

avast!
Win32:Adware-CBG [PUP]
2014.9-141130

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3292

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RocketTab
4.0.3.141113

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
1.0.20.1670

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
8.14.11.30.12

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10716

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/RocketTab
11/13/2014

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
11.2014-30-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
14.11.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.2954

McAfee
Artemis!C3FB53F7D73C
5600.6948

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
15.0.0.1002

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.30.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.11.13.3

Sophos
Generic PUA MK
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H09KS14
7.2.334

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34748

File size:
5.5 MB (5,811,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search extensions\client.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Jockey

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 7:59:59 AM

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:
11/13/2014 4:15:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mOVtl/Ox1X2tJyuh2qL329oJF38J5CdVmIKTPYJC3Ynlu6IX4T594WgEPWHnrtjw:n3e87eB28uKmxp

Entry address:
0x1E8F

Entry point:
E8, 3B, 27, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, AC, 77, 98, 00, FF, 15, 3C, 80, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, ED, 27, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 38, 80, 40, 00, 50, E8, 9D, 27, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, B0, A4, 40, 00, E8, 01, 25, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, ED, 2A, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 00, 6C, 98, 00, BA, FC, 6B, 98, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
4.7532

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49195/

Local host port:
49195

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-217-59.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.217.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-141-101.sfo5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.141.101:80)

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):
Connects to ec2-50-17-224-168.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.224.168:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to d117152203.ppp117152.cyberway.com.sg  (203.117.152.203:80)

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