Should I remove Rockettab?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
88% remove it12% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,442
United States Rank #3,511
Reach 0.0896%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 50.81 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0 |
4.47% |
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| 1.0 |
4.47% |
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Rockettab
from Rich River Media, LLC
What is Rockettab?
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. It does this through it's 'BrowserSafeguard' feature which Adknowledge claims is designed to protect the web browser from threats. BrowserSafeguard is included as part of the RocketTab program through a co-installation. On the website it says that "RocketTab is supported via text advertising" and will then inject various text-links and banner ads as well as other ad formats in the browser on pages that are not owned, operated or associated by the software. The program is distributed by Adknowledge, Inc.
About (from Rich River Media)
RocketTab is the free local search enhancer on the web. Once you download RocketTab for free and install it, you will be able to conveniently search popular local sites without having to open additional windows or tabs, going to multiple sites and then performing the same searches on each of them. One search and voila!... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Starts automatically
- Delivered through a thrid-party offer
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Rockettab.
| uninstall.exe (17bdbea3321f0d7c842d2a1e1ff92448) has been flagged by the following 42 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
663 |
Adware.Agent.PAJ |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Agent |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.04.11 |
PUP/Win32.IBryte |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.Agent.PAJ |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| avast! |
2014.9-150413 |
Win32:IBryte-KA [PUP] |
| AVG |
2016.0.3141 |
Downloader |
| Avira |
3.6.1.96 |
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
AdKnowledge (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15413 |
Adware.MSIL.iBryte.J |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.515 |
Adware.Agent.PAJ |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
4.15.14.00 |
AdWare.MSIL.g5 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
21717 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-9bc34199!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0103 |
Trojan.DownLoader11.39642 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.15.04.13.05 |
Adware.Agent.PAJ |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11455 |
a variant of MSIL/Adware.iBryte.J |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
4/13/2015 |
Adware/IBryte |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-9bc34199 |
| F-Secure |
11.2015-13-04_2 |
Adware.Agent.PAJ |
| G Data |
15.4.25 |
Adware.Agent.PAJ |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.9.0 |
PUA.Downloader |
| Jiangmin |
KV150413 |
AdWare/MSIL.bgu |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.202.15554 |
Adware |
| K7GW |
13.202.15554 |
Adware ( 004b0b7a1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2199 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.iBryte |
| Malwarebytes |
v2015.04.13.05 |
PUP.Optional.Filefasten |
| McAfee |
5600.6797 |
Artemis!17BDBEA3321F |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6797 |
BehavesLike.Win32.CryptDoma.tc |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
16.0.0.309 |
Adware.Agent.PAJ |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.10.952 |
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.diwmfd |
| nProtect |
15.04.10.01 |
Adware.Agent.PAJ |
| Panda Antivirus |
15.04.13.05 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Trojan.Generic |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
iBryte Desktop |
| Symantec |
4/13/2015 rev. 2 |
Adware.Gen |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Risk.Adware.Dzuj |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EKH14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.103 |
TROJ_GEN.R02KC0EKH14 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
39222 |
AdKnowledge (fs) |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2134 |
Adware.iBryte.Win32.3784 |
| Client.exe (7cee867f453c566c7ba04652ebdeb616) has been flagged by the following 39 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
PUA.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.08.08.00 |
Adware/Win32.Mikey |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| Arcabit |
1.0.0.425 |
Trojan.Adware.Mikey.D58E |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:IBryte-JP [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4392 |
Downloader.DCE |
| Avira |
8.3.1.6 |
ADWARE/iBryte.Gen4 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.Agent.Elnx |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
14.00 |
AdWare.iBryte.g5 (Not a Virus) |
| Comodo Security |
22956 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/Adware.VIAQ-6751 |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.13.5270 |
Adware.iBryte.576 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.5.0.642 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
12063 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.iBryte.CD |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.220.0 |
MSIL/IBryte.A |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey |
| G Data |
25 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| Jiangmin |
16.0.100 |
Adware/iBryte.hnnn |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.207.16827 |
Adware ( 004b32eb1 ) |
| K7GW |
9.207.16827 |
Adware ( 004b32eb1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
15.0.1.10 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte.jlr |
| Malwarebytes |
2.1.1.1115 |
PUP.Optional.RocketTab.PrxySvrRST |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
Artemis!7CEE867F453C |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BehavesLike.Win32.CryptDoma.vh |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Variant.Adware.Mikey.1422 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.24.3079 |
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.dlufjx |
| Panda Antivirus |
4.6.4.2 |
Generic Suspicious |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen |
| Rising Antivirus |
25.0.0.17 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.17EC9DCE!401382862 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Mal/Wintrim-A |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
5.6.0.1032 |
Adware.iBryte/Variant |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R000C0EAM15 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42714 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot |
2014.3.20.0 |
Adware.Agent.2647552[h] |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2341 |
Adware.iBryte.Win32.6303 |
View all 81 all detections
Rockettab has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Rockettab
URL: rockettab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\uninstall.BrowserSafeguard.exe" /u=true /UserID=08c6703e-2cd3-4864-a3ce-3bc355a0d954 /SourceID=browsersafeguard-roc
Estimated size: 4.54 MB
Files installed by Rockettab
| Program executable: | BrowserSafeguard.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\BrowserSafeguard.exe |
| MD5: | 26019dc3286a45a9adb0a56bc65bb26a |
Additional files:
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uninstall.exe - gb-installer-core
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Client.exe - ClientWrapper
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RocketTab Update Task' (Next runs on 8/3/2016 at 3:17 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- uninstall.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named RocketTab Update Task.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- uninstall.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RocketTab Update Task' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Search Extensions\uninstall.exe" /CheckUpdate=true.
- Client.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RocketTab' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Search Extensions\Client.exe".
3 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- uninstall.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RocketTab Update Task' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Search Extensions\uninstall.exe" /CheckUpdate=true.
- Client.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RocketTab' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Search Extensions\Client.exe".
- BrowserSafeguard.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'BrowserSafeguard' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Browsersafeguard\BrowserSafeguard.exe".
How do I remove Rockettab?
You can uninstall Rockettab from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Rockettab, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Rockettab.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 88%
Keep it 12%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.75% |
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| Windows 10 |
44.15% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.69% |
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| Windows XP |
1.41% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.86% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
26.72% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.62% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.94% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.73% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.63% |
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Geography
71.08% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
71.08% |
| United Kingdom |
4.91% |
| France |
4.87% |
| Canada |
4.31% |
| Germany |
4.03% |
| Australia |
1.00% |
| Netherlands |
0.72% |
| Italy |
0.60% |
| Brazil |
0.56% |
| Sweden |
0.56% |
| BD |
0.48% |
| Norway |
0.32% |
| India |
0.28% |
| Malaysia |
0.28% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.77% |
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| Dell |
22.05% |
|
| Acer |
15.50% |
|
| Toshiba |
9.64% |
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| ASUS |
8.02% |
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| Lenovo |
5.01% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.24% |
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| Samsung |
2.08% |
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| Intel |
0.93% |
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| Alienware |
0.77% |
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Common models |
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
6.18% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
5.65% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.89% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
3.71% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.71% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.36% |
|