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 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4059.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e873626fe6a5014fc841d1829b4c7dc2

SHA-1:
c963af2e0aa2068b533a6d62adf33276abc81bd3

SHA-256:
a8d0d11d98869f524a78570bc8a6309b4f266160b89f4fd6dd1d7c081f0e5ed8

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 4:52:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.djcr.4
7.11.169.164

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-Z [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4015

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.28.02

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7025

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deexje
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.28.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.8.28.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
1.1 MB (1,120,432 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 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:
8/26/2014 5:34:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XjmOztIjpVbUJ44R/DDK2s5mNZRzOUCrA/N3rI:XqAtI704g/D3Tm038

Entry address:
0x4E06

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, 14, 96, 41, 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, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8067  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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

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