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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 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4119.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f223bf282b348df36c4ecec3692d7c72

SHA-1:
b02edc6744132b8f9fa2aaacdad7d2453b961262

SHA-256:
424b4a905420a2b16150e16f5c9836fbbbaf677a1c850bdad6ee96ce53d7c0fc

Scanner detections:
34 / 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 6:00:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
6282934

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.01.07

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oanp
7.11.199.206

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3237

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
1.0.20.30

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20625

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.34505
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.UUZF!tr
1/6/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-4c3a7d54
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814554

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.06.11

McAfee
Program.SoftPulse.a
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
16.0.0.18

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dfowyp
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1391584
15.01.05.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Zbot.M
15.01.06.11

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
15.1.6.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Binder.Win32.Variant.a!1075356077
23.00.65.15104

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36340

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13431
2.0.0.2027

File size:
1.3 MB (1,391,584 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:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/24/2014 6:39:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+XO93poEu4pCkao1bNQfSyNGXTYGwwKCWiBe+I351KDsTXY8vZ6QeB:+MZoANNbyNGjW8u5MsTXY8vfY

Entry address:
0x74B6

Entry point:
E8, 2D, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 66, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 20, AD, 46, 00, FF, 15, D0, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 24, 39, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, CE, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, E5, 47, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 25, 48, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 58, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 94, 12, 46, 00, E8, 9F, 2F, 00, 00, 68, 48, 74, 46, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 8C, 12...
 
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Entropy:
7.5593

Code size:
79.5 KB (81,408 bytes)

The file new_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4119.com/XtV4u0AK9Uf82SyCkx-WdMGv0Rae1josZoyb0BhMPNaLBqtqqVRIf7Xy3rqQOOaM378ma5IHpe5Jxe5koGci7Bk8BEHiCkL8u0zs-Om40TY?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=11641&r=1371635919

http://clfstrk.com/?a=11641&c=66695&s3=GPA&s2=dECH98JR0BMP43QE0JLRIF3M&ckmguid=bcc50d50-5344-4a38-82d3-ef2869479659

http://cldloadz.com/?a=11641&c=66695&s3=GPA&s2=dECH98JR0BMP43QE0JLRIF3M

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