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client.exe

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 49509 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.

File name:

client.exe

Publisher:

Software Jockey (signed and verified)

MD5:

4478c34c73250d7d915ace9a387a1056

SHA-1:

f132c78d80670f91cdaa07a2a3390c6ca5d3f571

SHA-256:

c287a18723f64096d67f6c84f81d44fe6977a65fbbd78597b35c12500859c9bd

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:

11/5/2024 2:34:37 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

14.11.4.14

VIPRE Antivirus

AdKnowledge

34504

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:

3/23/2014 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:

11/4/2014 9:29:36 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Obwlmj5vfO7ujxmEDBYpDHOtjzbWHrKACC+BH0nvlnMUwzoetS3Ubwu75Pu4qppP:bM7GP07XLFCnFIhe7B5/zvWwek

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

4.6898

Code size:

25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

Local Proxy Server

Proxy for:

Internet Settings

Local host address:

http://127.0.0.1:49509/

Local host port:

49509

Default credentials:

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

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to pf.benjaminstrahs.com (149.56.157.112:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to static.144.20.251.148.clients.your-server.de (148.251.20.144:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to ec2-107-20-234-63.compute-1.amazonaws.com (107.20.234.63:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to a23-57-212-41.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.57.212.41:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-23-21-48-109.compute-1.amazonaws.com (23.21.48.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to yts1.yql.vip.bf1.yahoo.com (98.137.200.255:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to vip1.g.cachefly.net (205.234.175.175:443)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-243-239-5.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.243.239.5:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-243-215-84.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.243.215.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-243-173-217.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.243.173.217:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-243-168-250.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.243.168.250:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-221-221-233.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.221.221.233:80)

TCP (HTTP):

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-54-204-8-133.compute-1.amazonaws.com (54.204.8.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-174-129-39-228.compute-1.amazonaws.com (174.129.39.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-174-129-225-161.compute-1.amazonaws.com (174.129.225.161:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-107-21-205-251.compute-1.amazonaws.com (107.21.205.251:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-107-20-238-71.compute-1.amazonaws.com (107.20.238.71:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-107-20-207-182.compute-1.amazonaws.com (107.20.207.182:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):

Connects to e5.13.de.static.xlhost.com (206.222.19.229:443)

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