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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.mxp4088.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
681aca6ead10ac2e6645bfd374964e8e

SHA-1:
69b398ce813f98dad5d5e919a959f4e3001c8c04

SHA-256:
e529ac366b2381c9ce31e51cf2286c941c97009ceb010a7b8a6b34adf74d1f0c

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:
12/27/2024 8:11:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
1.4 MB (1,510,056 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:
8/27/2014 3:51:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YKWQBT4nVU85afaniK/792DxAA4PNn0DLg78E2y2R3rh+Zx1kyF2:YNQJJ2B2WZd0DUGf3d+ZLkyE

Entry address:
0x6994

Entry point:
E8, 27, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, 90, 48, 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, AF, 48, 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, 90, 48, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, AF, 48, 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.mxp4088.com/m3AyqI8D4TfNpVPy5wk4NVjYsPhWjtq_AAWs12GMtGL7YKIR2VXQuOFddgKxRJRkNswTpoPgChMtr6d_qVmDfmewBGlPFwTZtsgh3ANZ7sk?sbb=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