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 8 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 49223 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)

Version:
1.0.5401.16584

MD5:
230a7bcc24fb1281ac9c732e9322590f

SHA-1:
d6b18d26a90e4236717f8b79db563efbbc28214c

SHA-256:
4047b32a2a5a7ccc54f53864ddcb07727cf7718b366c3746be42671b1d3e87ca

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
11/5/2024 10:34:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EP [PUP]
2014.9-141015

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.iBryte
4.0.3.141015

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte.F application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-425915ce
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
t3scan.1.7.8.0

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6976

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.15.16

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4798837
33706

File size:
1.4 MB (1,424,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5401.16584

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:
3/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 7:59:59 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:
10/15/2014 6:13:05 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:29C1oMy5YY6JSQv7WP3wnXTM3VXseshL64XeG:2I7k6JSAWInDEVXlAeG

Entry address:
0x152382

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:
7.0979

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,377,280 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49223/

Local host port:
49223

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-23-23-136-195.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.136.195:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 80.83.2ea9.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (169.46.131.128:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 110.50.196.104.bc.googleusercontent.com  (104.196.50.110:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-165-124.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.165.124:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-210-5-2.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.210.5.2:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to compuclever.com  (50.17.213.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):

TCP (HTTP):

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