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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 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.hot-jump.info.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
4998361d4115f8076472bb1fc6249368

SHA-1:
fe0eb3a22ddb1388b4325adecbee62276dd2b26d

SHA-256:
a2b464b12dcb422213db3418efeeb0762d001fd8c1a634c8a0ccfb0f60a12710

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 2:50:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.175.234

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3335

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10494

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.01.11

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6991

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.01.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.10.1.11

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33120

File size:
1.3 MB (1,391,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\fred\mes documents\downloads\new_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

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

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2014 7:36:43 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SxP8/8Mle/jYpx1BNgldCjjhyYQCuA0VaBVSK3yg13J2uUme4ZDDp:SpILclE5yYQ/daqrKJ2Se4Zx

Entry address:
0x7D80

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, AE, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 44, 11, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 5C, 76, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 3C, 11, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 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_5509814&subid3=10246500

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