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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 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
52b8bd04229f0dc6598c6eb6e92360a4

SHA-1:
12f039ee1bdfe4cad8fe4ea267e749aed0773525

SHA-256:
41ffc87011075337269de53b984052f5a35994d310f3aebea93c78fef7571196

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 4:21:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
833

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.181.38

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141023-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1485

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-791796
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19887

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.10.24.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-d649c799
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-24-10_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.24.06

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6967

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.891

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1344568
14.10.24.01

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.10.24.18

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.SoftPulse
10279

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.bROdPVC
37.0.11247

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34218

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.1966

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\packages\windows_ie_ac_001\ac\inetcache\{random}\new_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 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:
9/11/2014 4:00:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPb:ryFPu8D9k5QELuLz

Entry address:
0x997F

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, 11, 46, 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, 22, 46, 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:
7.6716

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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