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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.mxp4099.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1ad7a801a5bd7f9c3643fb0f2a0030a0

SHA-1:
446be0aa85ba2b54a415711baa9f7989d45d7bd8

SHA-256:
b22e5c4c5817bc64e1cc481b21bad2da294ddefbed50af01136f767c4020ae44

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:
11/8/2024 2:54:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
853

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.05

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.176.146

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

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2014.0.4025

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
1.0.20.1385

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-789529
0.98/19476

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.GEE
19699

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.30444
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
14.10.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10510

F-Prot
W32/A-c86ab31d
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
11.2014-04-10_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.04.12

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6987

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Symmi.46906
15.0.0.831

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.denbkt
0.28.2.62440

Norman
Malware
11.20141004

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1265320
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.04.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.P
14.10.4.12

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.219725
2.0.0.1942

File size:
1.2 MB (1,265,320 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:
9/2/2014 5:34:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dAGDeJQ0CY1T9/ZUC7NfRxFpdkffH2u5pZMcsm:SXTAUPxmffHtl

Entry address:
0x720F

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, A8, A1, 41, 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, F8, B2, 41, 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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Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4099.com/yiIT_O-wPEqb5f1MKUBazGck5hMIOCAKQvtP0MKU-PCsSEbbeW0EM_XlFZ3gJHWyMru_0b78VDLGiZ_8fJH_tliCVKk9dimGxg9fjyIYy84?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=15810&r=1287393586

http://clfstrk.com/?a=15810&c=66703&s2=wK6PJE14MB4CAB9EG76RMA3G

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