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 5 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 49266 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:
Secureencoded  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5389.12642

MD5:
616ac0decd0d1eeae265357d1269350f

SHA-1:
cd88a14a79d11151913a60c24ab39b369a48ca0e

SHA-256:
b82c64d254956c2f5fffacf85fa8caa01aba237597dd177a974cf8792f6d9783

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 3:02:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.14104

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10507

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.3152

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Secureencoded.G
14.10.4.13

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
33634

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

Product version:
1.0.5389.12642

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:
7/14/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
10/3/2014 10:02:09 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oZNAOwz5116JSaWpfZmxdl29mPJ9DmaotgCRBeZ:sp46JSpZmxrRKLBY

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...
 
[+]

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://127.0.0.1:49266/

Local host port:
49266

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 snt-re3-8c.sjc.dropbox.com  (108.160.162.107:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to snt405-m.hotmail.com  (65.55.68.120:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to sin01s17-in-f13.1e100.net  (173.194.117.109:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to sin01s16-in-f8.1e100.net  (173.194.117.72:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to sin01s16-in-f5.1e100.net  (173.194.117.69:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to sin01s16-in-f4.1e100.net  (173.194.117.68:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to sin01s16-in-f1.1e100.net  (173.194.117.65:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to h51.meetrics.de  (176.9.85.116:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-75-101-158-62.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (75.101.158.62:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-77-181-134.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.77.181.134:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-195-245-122.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.195.245.122:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-19-230-57.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.19.230.57:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-101-222.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.101.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-174-129-194-151.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (174.129.194.151:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-223-105.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.223.105:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-101-51.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.101.51:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to adserver.freenet.de  (62.104.23.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a2-16-218-115.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (2.16.218.115:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a2-16-217-89.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (2.16.217.89:80)

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