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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 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4115.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3fed3f6645c1e0541149e55dd9b35bd3

SHA-1:
2826a5bf2ee0619372af4f3aaaab6b2eacb88263

SHA-256:
b17d5440da37bfde48bc81af29290ffb6c34137b130f18bd927c861e431cc940

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
12/28/2024 9:52:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-RJ [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3356

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19471

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10394

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13319

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.10.07

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7012

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.10.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.10.7

Sophos
Adware.SoftPulse
5.05

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

File size:
1.3 MB (1,339,568 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 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 9:59:59 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:
9/9/2014 9:37:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NKyKz4D4ufmwhzA2QoPKCys7JdpmnMlxy9KR8uQcuN:NKVzMNuwIKyoBmnMSURNQt

Entry address:
0x998F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 88, D1, 45, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, E8, E2, 45, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.6703

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4115.com/BQVAwx30jjw3agV1ggawpt1OMU0nXFsFgyS5ouJmPJ3KO3cbkRm8Q0Al9EVkGlHPW63pI_hkcVt33BW1yupjYp4bRM1XM_01XV0IUfx8nVc?sbb=zeu4E652RlqT95O49V6QbGb6wMyPmNxPlVlVlUSFJ7o8QcxU4k7G2QE0KIn3lauYaifvQAKCAAVz22ISOTt5159jQhMkbF3PJHdXyuDpyklbEYCbSmRi4eImlGb1pVMfpW1FQfmNxmWrYBXTriIv4dbCgCe8nAisEMD5elulNzt3tz4lZft7HTs7xbEde2bweAbEItDrpDHiuMYfLn78UVJCqUjAQFeIHUlKLANfK1U113yfCetpwopIItssuacJgWjvNyINPfBG6gCsKlPXlM2QNUZhIaCuG2czIjgGUlG4vkwxlLvmLs1JSER1HLhSksgU4evgv8wnt9zVOFRynQC2RQsMqKIw1xhK4XoPazcLCYbuQPrSnuEZptTtFfxoZxo38ytz6RqdO3VDA2KwG8iLG6AZufcMKpHXhazhMXLtwgoR1a6jWjcTkeaYJQAncWGoDI9mNKTj9FM68m5o3OtabXt2j8dQeWzmcbKdfmXRQtbpgT5QqAHk0BaBDW9w49yzJhVaaAi5SPJMyzyO5rXmNg8a9bqY8OmECmRvLzHWLwNnyAVbXy1vON89U3lWi0BUQgTQ1KZFVNryWMAubic9jKiXqXOcaVlZog5Akl7A60eS79LUvvawqY8KGJiBCiToAqMrdaRvf5b3PetUviDsE7RQdMJGkpBO5zmAiAvIvzmXq3loqDG7go6aIpsi57iGcIh96tWvl8tp7jCMROwLuM3vQWx4RnlXdzbanHcwBIWyzlMKPamW2alAhIQeGHtdcvrvIM8dNbDppvpfTYypIylc2AAVlUhImgMuKV4ck4vrKweso61iVhttSpjTEkpR0K2ypFGnCjEpTSMGiNzHdtaCg2SN

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=17045&r=1314265150

http://clfstrk.com/?a=17045&c=66707&s1=Firefinger=AU

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