RocketTab

By JubileeX in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking:	7,297
Threat Level:	20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers:	26,192

First Seen:	December 20, 2013
Last Seen:	December 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

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Malware researchers have received reports of problems associated with RocketTab, a low quality browser add-on. Computer users have reported that RocketTab causes browser redirects, unwanted pop-ups and a variety of other issues. Because of this, malware researchers have categorized RocketTab Potentially Unwanted Program. PUPs like RocketTab generally take the form of Web browser plug-ins or extensions for most Web browsers on the Windows operating system, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Although PUPs like RocketTab are not considered a threat, these PUPs may cause symptoms that are commonly linked to threats. More importantly, RocketTab and PUPs like RocketTab may cause system performance issues and endanger your privacy by allowing marketers to gain access to your private information for use in marketing research or for sale to a third party. Because of this, malware analysts energetically recommend that PC users stay away from the installation of RocketTab. RocketTab should be removed from your Web browser immediately.

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RocketTab is the Kind of Rocket that Never Should Be on Your Space

Malware researchers consider that RocketTab is potentially threatening to computers because of the following issues that may be linked to this low quality program:

RocketTab takes over the computer user's Web browser. Because of this, malware researchers categorize RocketTab as a browser hijacker. Essentially, RocketTab forces the affected Web browser to visit certain websites repeatedly. RocketTab redirects are used to promote these websites, raising their traffic numbers and page ranking.
RocketTab is designed to expose computer users to advertising content. RocketTab may cause numerous pop-up advertisements and suspicious pop-up messages on the affected Web browser. These pop-up advertisements may interrupt the computer users' activities, seriously disrupting the affected Web browser. RocketTab may add unwanted advertisement content to legitimate websites. For example, RocketTab may add banner and sliding advertisements to websites that the computer user visits. RocketTab has also been associated with in-text marketing links.
RocketTab may cause system performance issues due to the fact that RocketTab may consume system resources and bandwidth. RocketTab may cause the affected Web browser to freeze or crash frequently.

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File System Details

RocketTab may create the following file(s):

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#	File Name	MD5	Detections Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
1.	Client.exe	1f5ad23634cdc0611381926609cdb702	596
Name: Client.exe MD5: 1f5ad23634cdc0611381926609cdb702 Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 596 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 25, 2018
2.	Client.exe	81d31bc0c00d7fdecbd8fda7b80235f5	430
Name: Client.exe MD5: 81d31bc0c00d7fdecbd8fda7b80235f5 Size: 1.43 MB (1437696 bytes) Detections: 430 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 10, 2020
3.	Client.exe	3c763449eff860da5f586e14556972d4	348
Name: Client.exe MD5: 3c763449eff860da5f586e14556972d4 Size: 5.8 MB (5808128 bytes) Detections: 348 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 12, 2019
4.	Client.exe	31d0d8ecbf4732a510a7cc1758684504	320
Name: Client.exe MD5: 31d0d8ecbf4732a510a7cc1758684504 Size: 2.66 MB (2665984 bytes) Detections: 320 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Search Extensions\Client.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: October 10, 2021
5.	uninstall.exe	73c32fe4aac5dc6f1056401edd9034d9	312
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 73c32fe4aac5dc6f1056401edd9034d9 Size: 6.88 MB (6887936 bytes) Detections: 312 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: November 30, 2019
6.	A0010334.exe	118700722c5921a62a4610521efbb0f2	303
Name: A0010334.exe MD5: 118700722c5921a62a4610521efbb0f2 Size: 4.45 MB (4458496 bytes) Detections: 303 Type: Executable File Path: C:\System Volume Information\_restore{8EACE45B-C48E-4A37-A55C-C32F4F7B3227}\RP16\A0010334.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: November 27, 2020
7.	uninstall.exe	16ec58ec7e28016622f76010c6363c13	287
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 16ec58ec7e28016622f76010c6363c13 Size: 5.89 MB (5895168 bytes) Detections: 287 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 29, 2021
8.	uninstall.exe	119af71d24567f52192b5e16c7a9ee1e	272
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 119af71d24567f52192b5e16c7a9ee1e Size: 6.81 MB (6813184 bytes) Detections: 272 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 16, 2019
9.	Client.exe	45804c006e6c305d2cd356292fd1c2b9	268
Name: Client.exe MD5: 45804c006e6c305d2cd356292fd1c2b9 Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 268 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: May 17, 2020
10.	Client.exe	72604bedd39af58e59e31c1ee99ad6bf	261
Name: Client.exe MD5: 72604bedd39af58e59e31c1ee99ad6bf Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 261 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: August 19, 2018
11.	Client.exe	8f2d4acdb16f4cb261861bf112393e51	247
Name: Client.exe MD5: 8f2d4acdb16f4cb261861bf112393e51 Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 247 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 23, 2018
12.	client.exe	9088636ec0ae79b89c0e525c3a0c2fbb	229
Name: client.exe MD5: 9088636ec0ae79b89c0e525c3a0c2fbb Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 229 Type: Executable File Path: c:\program files (x86)\search extensions\client.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 19, 2023
13.	Client.exe	ca32ef870e2e198421ab767915a415b4	228
Name: Client.exe MD5: ca32ef870e2e198421ab767915a415b4 Size: 5.75 MB (5751528 bytes) Detections: 228 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: June 22, 2020
14.	Client.exe	baded6aacf19a150bc336d2c706bc73a	211
Name: Client.exe MD5: baded6aacf19a150bc336d2c706bc73a Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 211 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 22, 2018
15.	Client.exe	7cee867f453c566c7ba04652ebdeb616	195
Name: Client.exe MD5: 7cee867f453c566c7ba04652ebdeb616 Size: 2.64 MB (2647552 bytes) Detections: 195 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 16, 2019
16.	Client.exe	503ec5820ea124c9c96ef5241c7056b7	193
Name: Client.exe MD5: 503ec5820ea124c9c96ef5241c7056b7 Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 193 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 18, 2018
17.	Client.exe	312787102296453c751e53b924bffc51	189
Name: Client.exe MD5: 312787102296453c751e53b924bffc51 Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 189 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: March 5, 2020
18.	rtSxqC4TVt.exe	e9715f629e49d7601e3dc473a1592be0	188
Name: rtSxqC4TVt.exe MD5: e9715f629e49d7601e3dc473a1592be0 Size: 6.57 MB (6573056 bytes) Detections: 188 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\rtSxqC4TVt.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 12, 2023
19.	uninstall.exe	1be4534311a6701babbed12fabab1865	180
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 1be4534311a6701babbed12fabab1865 Size: 5.95 MB (5958144 bytes) Detections: 180 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 15, 2023
20.	uninstall.exe	1d56572e5de94732396d474d2c410d47	179
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: 1d56572e5de94732396d474d2c410d47 Size: 6.51 MB (6513664 bytes) Detections: 179 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Program Files\Search Extensions\uninstall.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: July 23, 2022
21.	rtVCVkI7bC.exe	02b66add0cc97fff39260bb8f850b471	165
Name: rtVCVkI7bC.exe MD5: 02b66add0cc97fff39260bb8f850b471 Size: 6.57 MB (6579712 bytes) Detections: 165 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\rtVCVkI7bC.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: September 8, 2022
22.	uninstall.exe	ed8fc04266e111f6c9b74ae9180e8a47	157
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: ed8fc04266e111f6c9b74ae9180e8a47 Size: 6.56 MB (6569984 bytes) Detections: 157 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 18, 2018
23.	rt-update.exe	38e983fd283e5da87510ccf51bc370be	156
Name: rt-update.exe MD5: 38e983fd283e5da87510ccf51bc370be Size: 6.84 MB (6844928 bytes) Detections: 156 Type: Executable File Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\rt-update.exe Group: Malware file Last Updated: April 15, 2022
24.	uninstall.exe	aa0df0b11b7ed5a65cf0407caaa582d3	107
Name: uninstall.exe MD5: aa0df0b11b7ed5a65cf0407caaa582d3 Size: 6.5 MB (6508544 bytes) Detections: 107 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 22, 2014
25.	Client.exe	918ddae7653f7286831242fc6560e38e	83
Name: Client.exe MD5: 918ddae7653f7286831242fc6560e38e Size: 2.02 MB (2020352 bytes) Detections: 83 Type: Executable File Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: January 6, 2020
26.	Client.exe	b595a9b10c5ae02dc93d4ffd3ba0be8b	77
Name: Client.exe MD5: b595a9b10c5ae02dc93d4ffd3ba0be8b Size: 5.81 MB (5812224 bytes) Detections: 77 Type: Executable File Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Search Extensions Group: Malware file Last Updated: December 22, 2014

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Registry Details

RocketTab may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}

Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{B3791C53-EE85-4A60-8134-3FEE81687D5C}

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\RocketTab

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\gb-installer-core_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\gb-installer-core_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer-gg_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer-gg_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\RocketTab

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\RocketTab Update Task

Software\RocketTab

Software\RocketTabInstalled

Software\Search Extensions\RocketTab

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\gb-installer-core_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\gb-installer-core_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer-core_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer-core_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer-gg_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer-gg_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer_RASAPI32

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\rt-installer_RASMANCS

SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\RocketTab

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}

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Directories

RocketTab may create the following directory or directories:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Installer\{2C8EBA8C-51A3-44A6-8532-05DFBECFCB3B}

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\eegbcllkjnijlnjahbfcgogkomnnbncf

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Search Extensions

%PROGRAMFILES%\Search Extensions

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Search Extensions

%ProgramFiles%\RocketTab

%ProgramFiles(x86)%\RocketTab

URLs

RocketTab may call the following URLs:

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