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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.mxp4117.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b907a0e370e282ec0ade26ab9d7e2014

SHA-1:
f17690c43681aa40137b5cb4d82f37a017dc6178

SHA-256:
82d5f9a4e1c77a6afdbae987fdaac21579e50ea814f654fc3c8b56d17175bcd8

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:
11/24/2024 2:00:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SoftPulse.A
863

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.13

Avira AntiVirus
SPR/Dldr.Agent.cdvd
7.11.171.142

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-RJ [PUP]
2014.9-140924

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3341

Bitdefender
Adware.SoftPulse.A
1.0.20.1335

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Softpulse-2
0.98/19429

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19471

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.0267

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SoftPulse
8.14.09.24.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10395

F-Prot
W32/A-ee49b44a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.SoftPulse.A
11.2014-24-09_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flash_player_14_plugin.exe (Adware)
2014.12.6.18

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigitalPlugin
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13333

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3201

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.24.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6997

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1001.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SoftPulse.A
15.0.0.801

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.deuoac
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Adware.SoftPulse.A
14.09.24.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.24.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.24.17

Sophos
Adware.SoftPulse
55

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32938

File size:
1.3 MB (1,339,576 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:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 PM

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 7:37:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tKyKz4D4ufmwhzA2QoPKCys7JdpmnMlxy9KR8uQcu4:tKVzMNuwIKyoBmnMSURNQY

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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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.mxp4117.com/lSgzpCc6QvyTcieZ-6-PB1MvyXe99mNvoJZZUrri12pKosKXzU3wHOdYy09odgURtlu1rUj0DDjYN66bJu824LEio9n-h-nXpbjP1DdPj4Q?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=15810&r=1321069335

http://clfstrk.com/?a=15810&c=66710&s2=w5CF75SU9V5PC5GEGVGIDVAM

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