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new_player.exe

Plugin Update SL

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application new_player.exe by Plugin Update SL has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4059.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
15c71dd194bc39fe766f4541ba8209c2

SHA-1:
04ee92b9eaa20b0449e8956ac90f1fad83d7ae8f

SHA-256:
f385627bea4dbbb00636f6504022806f5459e995cc5a305621c40b8ba4c96320

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/29/2024 5:40:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
889

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.djcr.8
7.11.170.24

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-W [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3367

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
1.0.20.1205

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.29.08

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7023

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deikti
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.29.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.8.29.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
2.6 MB (2,730,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\new_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
01438AF7C5B708CB0E497C84D028BF72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2014 12:29:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:LqqOL6nGTTuI8AG5v+lhJNp11+H2RotvGZpRwg0VcTimloqN2IfEX0tq7:LqqVGvI8lhjpLTRoJ2RbZTimmRX0tq7

Entry address:
0x6100

Entry point:
E8, 5F, 20, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 10, 20, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, B4, 10, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, 38...
 
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Entropy:
7.8708  (probably packed)

Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

The file new_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4059.com/Eh_g_Lf4k2UFww62gPx9NhNMsS4WYTUinJYEbTTWbYB8JD61noGdRyl99h8j_AcuyPZj_KnWA6HjtTbNe0DfAi3G35Llpjvl8kJOquukrJo?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=16538&r=1266626367

http://clfstrk.com/?a=16538&c=66695&s1=sb17&ckmguid=65d5c882-1391-48f0-9b6c-aa2fa78c1a2f

http://cldloadz.com/?a=16538&c=66695&s1=sb17

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