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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 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from clfstrk.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f8e6c5b49298db51e7fb104c0bdd5a86

SHA-1:
0eb5a8ffebfa71d17c148afe71524f5ad350363a

SHA-256:
ec00c8620040c6e3f4da823ec9a626525724d3071130f223e8ef7c1e08c77cf6

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 4:08:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.U
846

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SmartSecure
2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.177.186

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3324

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.U
1.0.20.1425

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-44
0.98/19505

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.40191
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10549

F-Prot
W32/A-0146f17e
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-12-10_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MultiPlug
v2014.10.12.05

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6980

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.U
15.0.0.855

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfjvlg
0.28.2.62483

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.12.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.10.12.5

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33854

File size:
1.3 MB (1,355,664 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/22/2014 10:17:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IDASdSysJOcj0VQpWbl7s2LP0CXuiAayiWASALUgv2j6R6XEVeRs9HgVfgyg:LSQtk2zQytkgis6yxng

Entry address:
0x6BEA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 30, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FA, 43, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, 49, 46, 00, FF, 15, 68, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 03, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 50, 41, 00, 50, E8, 08, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Entropy:
7.6697

Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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

http://clfstrk.com/?a=13409&c=66705&s1=IUK93

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