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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 8 anti-malware scanners. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 49397 and has the ability to intercept and modify all inbound and outbound Internet traffic on the local host. This file is typically installed with the program Rockettab by Rich River Media, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

MD5:
98d12279d453df4377804e25a6954271

SHA-1:
d9d7a638ae4c48992380cb88bdafac8a42d7af7d

SHA-256:
f040f31cc2054425983b98151f955256c1fa212b91bc5830761fefdeddf954bd

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 12:28:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RocketTab
4.0.3.141222

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10701

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.RocketTab
14.0.0.2760

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftJok
v2014.12.22.12

McAfee
Artemis!9CBD7602DB05
5600.6909

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.28.17

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34314

File size:
5.5 MB (5,751,528 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 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 11:59:59 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:
10/28/2014 4:25:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:77XtP7BC8vASTL8YWYlxR6ptoSqqt0qgbk3fZG9qyFCdfuEAwxaWGFHI1HtIpsNG:tvQ8byfZGgukxLkmHW3ACD/ikeW

Entry address:
0x1D9D

Entry point:
E8, 7D, 26, 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, 8F, 97, 00, FF, 15, 38, 80, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 2F, 27, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 50, E8, DF, 26, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, 90, A4, 40, 00, E8, 43, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 2F, 2A, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 00, 84, 97, 00, BA, FC, 83, 97, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
4.4103

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:49397/

Local host port:
49397

Default credentials:
No


The file client.exe has been discovered within the following program.

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to rtr3.l7.search.vip.bf1.yahoo.com  (63.250.200.63:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a96-7-59-102.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (96.7.59.102:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to customer.worldstream.nl  (217.23.1.22:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-73-238.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.73.238:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to xx-fbcdn-shv-01-ord1.fbcdn.net  (31.13.74.7:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-51.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.51:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to r2.ycpi.vip.ne1.yahoo.net  (98.138.81.73:443)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-235-208.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.235.208:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.bigfishgames.com  (208.77.152.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-158.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.158:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (52.216.64.40:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-shv-01-lga3.facebook.com  (31.13.71.1:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-lga3.facebook.com  (31.13.71.36:443)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-170-110.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.170.110:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-164-15.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.164.15:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-73-109-231.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.73.109.231:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-42-187-1.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.42.187.1:80)

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