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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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4037.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6c18dc3cc94ab934cb086742d83e8203

SHA-1:
d8013ade78aea3f704dcf74cae9514b00f345ec2

SHA-256:
e4bd1cd8b8452a2ef55eaf4f104b0de637f8e9756fa0cb60f88144c595121f05

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
12/28/2024 9:25:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SoftPulse.A
794

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.12.04

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.C
7.11.192.58

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141130-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3272

Bitdefender
Adware.SoftPulse.A
1.0.20.1685

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-2
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20273

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6a1fc28f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SoftPulse.A
11.2014-03-12_4

G Data
Adware.SoftPulse
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14225

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.12.03.11

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6928

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SoftPulse.A
15.0.0.1011

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.deuoac
0.28.6.63850

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1339568
14.12.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.03.11

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.12.3.10

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.SoftPulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12485
2.0.0.1998

File size:
1.3 MB (1,339,568 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:
9/9/2014 1:37:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NKyKz4D4ufmwhzA2QoPKCys7JdpmnMlxy9KR8uQcul:NKVzMNuwIKyoBmnMSURNQF

Entry address:
0x998F

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, D1, 45, 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, E2, 45, 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:
7.6703

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4037.com/ve5IA6YNcM23L5Wj6eAEYCOPI78l--fTlIQu8KfYZ3qEWjx33II7wf8_A1m-ernPcehkPCcTgPEGFBTMTGa0da01MfWC0rpr_498hxKeegQ?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=14321&r=1248739150

http://clfstrk.com/?a=14321&c=66705&s1=ADNUK820

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