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

MD5:
c7aa851f2cc058ff12913e61694f69a7

SHA-1:
1a237ccbd052334d8aa29f568396a45a26abac54

SHA-256:
cdb4a80e3246655538b29c16c80c866e221cce73bf358e8045246ff059a712cd

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:
5/13/2024 2:17:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.62662
871

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen8
7.11.170.24

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
140908-2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3349

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.105611
1.0.20.1300

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Softpulse-35
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.H
19542

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.29457
9.0.1.0260

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.105611
14.09.17

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.TVJF!tr
9/17/2014

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.105611
11.2014-17-09_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flash_player_14_plugin.exe (Adware)
2014.11.20.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.3238

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.17.09

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7005

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.105611
15.0.0.780

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.dejvde
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.17.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.17.8

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11990
2.0.0.1926

File size:
1.4 MB (1,458,336 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:BrK6dClXmekxlm1dl4r260n4dz0as5jc3AZ1COwiUP/5lq8Ap:BrBew72604doSw6ewW

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=3262&sid=78&tid=ekmwpdty_945_4454592&subid3=8941778

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