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client.exe

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.

File name:

client.exe

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:

11/23/2024 5:15:48 AM UTC (today)

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... 
[+]

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:

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

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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