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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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4118.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
499299902cf41a3d55e9fadcc42ebc3d

SHA-1:
5454e5bf32e31ba12d1bad06baa8491ef1be3635

SHA-256:
cb344322b51700d67a57e397b63607179e4b6c0f4e03a7059cfb9a34e611c1c8

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 6:22:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
869

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.174.222

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3347

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11252
0.98/19438

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.33404
9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.19.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10469

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-19-09_6

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flash_player_14_plugin.exe (Adware)
2014.11.25.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiPlug
v2014.09.19.01

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7003

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1205.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfguqj
0.28.2.62286

Norman
Malware
11.20140919

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.19.1

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12826
2.0.0.1934

File size:
1 MB (1,056,208 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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 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:
9/17/2014 12:56:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TFPX97BbdQstJ2C/iN7F+ClRV95ZAuvjZtD35l:TFPtVdRtJ7qT7lRv5ZAuvNLl

Entry address:
0x674F

Entry point:
E8, 79, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 03, E8, 2D, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 20, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, F8, A2, 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, C0, 3B, 0C, C5, A0, 33, 41, 00, 74, 0A, 40, 83, F8, 17, 72, F1, 33, C0, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, C5, A4, 33, 41, 00, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, FC, 01, 00, 00, A1, A0, 91, 41, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 56...
 
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Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4118.com/ImqH80pRYbD3ma_G2mj1x2ey6APIum3btzTFJL_YWATrwvwgtIxFn5Q7d1VFS614l7DlCDDxYIfZ_RxrXufs8Tkgf7vP77nAiqLSy6PK2F8?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=13409&r=1345631248

http://clfstrk.com/?a=13409&c=66708&s1=JES915

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