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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4098.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
08fbb2bdb9dace2a7d617b74cadfeea2

SHA-1:
841e451d068d0344aff9a3f49cd7ae2416acd3ef

SHA-256:
3f47f6848f682d3b8a153fe72fae78d37e2a2d35c52dff5e3b8b7adf6d7c70ee

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
12/27/2024 8:00:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
877

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.170.144

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-RJ [PUP]
2014.9-140910

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
1.0.20.1265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
8.14.09.10.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10354

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Joiner.NAH!tr
9/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-ed54a3d0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
11.2014-10-09_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3270

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.10.11

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.63110
15.0.0.759

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.denqpy
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Malware
11.20140902

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.2.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12093
2.0.0.1917

File size:
1.2 MB (1,262,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\new_player.exe

Digital Signature
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 11:37:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3GD1/ZXsoT57jWpD5PmAavQOiAA+BBSw3j3gEIBCqZShfVDZ/8a:3I1Bsot/WaAbOiYd3gEXBpVdN

Entry address:
0x3549

Entry point:
E8, BD, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 98, AC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 70, 10, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, B9, 39, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 70, 48, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 87, 48, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, C7, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6D, 14, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 80, 16, 41, 00, E8, 6A, 30, 00, 00, 68, B4, 75, 41, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 78, 16, 41, 00, E8, 78, 0E...
 
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Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

The file new_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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