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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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4116.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
80da4565eb960619540c700916790d0a

SHA-1:
aa3d28b331c8f8bba41356bcecf214be8940b7da

SHA-256:
8cc557e8b91d5ef71a7224793c82c2f47e8c42e3be21fe8bc22b3e62a490b912

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 2:34:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
6515826

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.02.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oanh
7.11.206.110

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
150129-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3211

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
1.0.20.165

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20016

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
20932

Dr.Web
Adware.SoftPules.3, Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-d649c799
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.193.14828

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.02.02.06

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6867

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.C
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1344688
15.01.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.02.02.06

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse
15.2.2.6

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.SoftPulse
10078

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.bROdPVC
37.0.11416

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.2051

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,688 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:
9/12/2014 1:00:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBP2:qyFPu8D9k5QELuL+

Entry address:
0x997F

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, 11, 46, 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, 22, 46, 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:
7.6715

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4116.com/fx_w6GeQEpQoBWTAuLS-77YScUjsA4-BX5SHZBLw7WT_Kv9EmEfOQMMBTE49FDH1fbwDUTocz5G708oTmbUjPxORbG9_inLaq_Qv0zPoLwA?sbb=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