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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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4117.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
51cc84c33f9a747e3f331b3da1df891c

SHA-1:
0f2083fe1cdee5ee5df7d4b46efcfbe1122872b7

SHA-256:
03f7633a9617111cbaa3b6b9c225678ff7e0e901945b7a933208387c4b249468

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 1:54:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
865

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.19

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.107390
7.11.179.120

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3343

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11309
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.OLV
19840

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.40191
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.22.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10584

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.SBAD!tr
12/4/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3f18f33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.19

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.2847

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.22.02

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dfhrtw
0.28.2.62671

Norman
SoftPulse.H
11.20140922

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1382352
14.10.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.22.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.22.14

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
1.3 MB (1,382,360 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:
9/19/2014 8:40:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9EJ:8i1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdtlJ

Entry address:
0x6BFA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 90, 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, A9, 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:
7.6588

Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

The file new_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4117.com/CAzyyi0jEzTKOwEEwWeDHLkPyHFRkrOiqNR__8mD1MFqJ7qgLhuCmHPxvTBcb4Tr4R_GJ9Ca8q7BY8qKOYCri8N8vF2BBk9envSUPCsP69s?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=16538&r=1343322997

http://clfstrk.com/?a=16538&c=66705&s1=sb20

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