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 6 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 52176 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.
Publisher:
Software Jockey  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.5413.14478

MD5:
d935035938b47c9504b94b8769dbf2a4

SHA-1:
e116b23b3729a228b19235be3907bc725c3c3b76

SHA-256:
caec764536253f6b045f0a65f9d948ec56200ceb2bbd059911c3b77dcc69a721

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
12/26/2024 12:31:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-EP [PUP]
2014.9-141027

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10625

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

McAfee
Adware-RocketTab
5600.6964

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareJockey.G
14.10.27.17

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34276

File size:
1.4 MB (1,425,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5413.14478

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:
3/24/2014 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:
10/27/2014 9:02:55 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:s/LqQ01ef8YId6JSTabrapBpF6HjeQ7uwYnCDpN8azhPS0:KQd6JS/B3zQywpN8aY0

Entry address:
0x152496

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:
7.0992

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

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,377,792 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:52176/

Local host port:
52176

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f95.1e100.net  (74.125.196.95:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f132.1e100.net  (74.125.196.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yh-in-f157.1e100.net  (74.125.137.157:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yh-in-f154.1e100.net  (74.125.137.154:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to websrv.united.net  (74.51.15.142:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to us-lb.jotservers.com  (23.29.123.146:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to speedtest2.lighttube.net  (69.196.208.154:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to speedtest1.epbfi.com  (74.205.130.131:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to snippets.zlb.phx.mozilla.net  (63.245.217.48:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-199-37.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.199.37:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-199-22.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.199.22:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-224.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.224:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-192-72.iad53.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.192.72:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-160-235.jax1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.160.235:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to sa-in-f84.1e100.net  (74.125.200.84:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.14.65:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to range1-akamai-aanp.enhmi.skybroadband.com  (90.223.204.138:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to oa-in-f95.1e100.net  (173.194.64.95:443)

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

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