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client.exe

The application client.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. This executable runs as a local area network (LAN) Internet proxy server listening on port 1514 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.
MD5:
1e644f659fee8c70ab454ff0a0bc997c

SHA-1:
f1eddf3f0baf9c96bca202c3d4bdef0cba344f7d

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:28:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
778

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.RocketTab
4.0.3.141222

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
1.0.20.1760

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
8.14.12.18.02

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
8.10898

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
14.12.24

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SoftJok
v2014.12.22.12

McAfee
Artemis!9CBD7602DB05
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.164387
15.0.0.1056

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.12.22.0

Sophos
iBryte Desktop
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
34676

File size:
5.5 MB (5,812,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 7:08:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dN1wBtQXwhQ1b+jKrWzvSLKE4J7aBnLoJ4nkqHQKYSbnU2uzjW/7uf2hb+3UwOU1:

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, 87, 98, 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, 7C, 98, 00, BA, FC, 7B, 98, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
4.3302

Code size:
25.5 KB (26,112 bytes)

Local Proxy Server
Proxy for:
Internet Settings

Local host address:
http://127.0.0.1:1514/

Local host port:
1514

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to vp-dl-javafx.oracle.com  (137.254.120.31:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host191-range1-akamai-aanp.syost.skybroadband.com  (90.223.225.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host186-range1-akamai-aanp.syost.skybroadband.com  (90.223.225.186:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-105.203.253.90.etisalat.com.eg  (105.203.253.90:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-105.203.253.186.etisalat.com.eg  (105.203.253.186:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-105.203.253.167.etisalat.com.eg  (105.203.253.167:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-105.203.253.165.etisalat.com.eg  (105.203.253.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-33-231.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.33.231:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-247-40.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.247.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-221-193-35.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.221.193.35:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to den03s10-in-f3.1e100.net  (216.58.217.35:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to den03s10-in-f14.1e100.net  (216.58.217.46:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to cloud.gti.mcafee.com  (161.69.92.6:443)

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