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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4094.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
87c115d03a2801121710ac7de84d6aec

SHA-1:
17ff11106d65864eafef071d64fbd6e2618c545d

SHA-256:
3bc5d3dd1ed15fd2c67da8473b41f80ebfd2b056c10e3aacb1200730e0999f43

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
2/25/2025 10:29:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.5.10.13

File size:
1.4 MB (1,458,344 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:
6/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
8/29/2014 9:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IrK6dClXmekxlm1dl4r260n4dz0as5jc3AZ1COwiUP/5lq8AB:IrBew72604doSw6ewi

Entry address:
0x69D4

Entry point:
E8, 27, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, C0, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 25, 48, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, F8, C0, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4094.com/q5oBDaMeX7F55XnkQIUcu4R1dYoFFQ0388H2akzql4uQaZg38CP_EOIMaLcZahU8opauTiyxWcPA3JnIG-xa9MbsYBSE8ufHHTGNt4BdNRw?sbb=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