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client.exe

The application client.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 49417 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, Inc., both potentially unwanted software. While running, it connects to the Internet address usdal4-vip-bx-007.aaplimg.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
MD5:
7cee867f453c566c7ba04652ebdeb616

SHA-1:
d63b727fe6cdb5de49587a514d78f8a96e452d39

SHA-256:
04ec8689cda45c63e9a77d1b9b4edfb15a4e921813b683f25783a800fd978547

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:34:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.iBryte.8
758

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-150114

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.1517

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.iBryte.8
1.0.20.35

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Injector.ABIP
20621

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.iBryte
8.15.01.07.12

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
9.10973

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.iBryte.8
11.2015-07-01_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.iBryte
15.1.24

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.iBryte.8
16.0.0.21

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.1.14.23

Sophos
Mal/Wintrim-A
4.98

File size:
2.5 MB (2,647,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2015 8:00:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OP/JHShf/J0bH6dyj3HThdw+YCdg3+w3qMN9m9ts0YlWMGUAY/yecKYrIOernNR/:YHqNYhiu0qI8HeWd5rjJYtR4G6UdN

Entry address:
0xBCA7

Entry point:
E8, A3, 32, 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, 64, 6A, 4A, 00, FF, 15, 60, F0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 55, 33, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 5C, F0, 41, 00, 50, E8, 05, 33, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, C1, 83, 60, 04, 00, C7, 00, C8, FB, 49, 00, C6, 40, 08, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, C1, 8B, 4D, 08, C7, 00, C8, FB, 49, 00, 8B, 09, 89, 48, 04, C6, 40, 08, 00, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 8B, 41, 04, 85, C0, 75, 05, B8, D0, FB, 49, 00, C3, 8B...
 
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Code size:
118.5 KB (121,344 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49417/

Local host port:
49417

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 SSL):
Connects to msnbot-65-55-252-43.search.msn.com  (65.55.252.43:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-221-254-214.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.221.254.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to usdal4-vip-bx-007.aaplimg.com  (17.253.3.207:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-21-231-196.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.231.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-72-221-39.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.72.221.39:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yk-in-f147.1e100.net  (74.125.196.147:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to wg-in-f102.1e100.net  (173.194.78.102:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to vip067.ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to snt-re4-6d.sjc.dropbox.com  (108.160.163.100:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-3-11.lhr5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.3.11:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-201-110.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.201.110:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-200-131.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.200.131:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-45-166.fra6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.45.166:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mpr2.ngd.vip.ch1.yahoo.com  (217.163.21.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mpr1.ngd.vip.ch1.yahoo.com  (217.163.21.34:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to li278-110.members.linode.com  (178.79.159.110:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to lhr08s05-in-f4.1e100.net  (216.58.209.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to lhr08s05-in-f3.1e100.net  (216.58.209.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fra02s18-in-f27.1e100.net  (173.194.112.251:80)

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