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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 37 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 www.hot-jump.info.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ca91bedebae3d6e05fa76e1d755e81f4

SHA-1:
d88ef64efd4100e346d97a038b2dc85586067180

SHA-256:
af69613b7e2d6efc649adef0aced0e40e692f00f1f2527176102f5402aa4bf3a

Scanner detections:
37 / 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 2:58:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.8
5760947

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.04.28

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150427

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3126

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.8
1.0.20.585

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/20384

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.H
21914

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.29457
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
8.15.04.27.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
4/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-2e7f3c3f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.28.2

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13230

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2126

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.07.28.02

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6782

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
16.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dejvde
0.30.20.1219

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Buzus.1458352
15.04.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Zbot.M
15.04.27.06

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.4.27.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Buzus!6.19F9
23.00.65.15425

Sophos
Mal/Wonton-X
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XeLUFQC
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.117

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.27

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11990
2.0.0.2155

File size:
1.4 MB (1,458,352 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:
8/29/2014 9:40:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4rK6dClXmekxlm1dl4r260n4dz0as5jc3AZ1COwiUP/5lq8AS:4rBew72604doSw6ewh

Entry address:
0x69D4

Entry point:
E8, 27, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F0, C0, 47, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 25, 48, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 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, 74, DF, 47, 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, F8, C0, 47, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 74, DF, 47, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://www.hot-jump.info/hop_2.php?cid=3287&sid=18&tid=ekmwpdty_946_4471402&subid3=8959886

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