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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 36 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 kyle.mxp4037.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7624dcecbe9826175ab8a82294d90520

SHA-1:
1dae3d768aa805b2e0a66ca56df9b6774b1b71eb

SHA-256:
451f174d18fdd34f3ae5334011bc1da0f9a6371cdcad62ee964b1fa918ca4870

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
5/21/2024 8:47:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.8
5638886

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.04.17

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.H
7.11.169.20

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-EC [Adw]
150319-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3137

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.8
1.0.20.530

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
21792

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.56
9.0.1.0106

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-0b77e0af
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 player setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.18.13

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13139

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
14.0.0.2181

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.04.16.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6793

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.SoftPulse.8
16.0.0.318

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dedrfa
0.28.2.61721

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

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1583264
15.04.16.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.16.08

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Softpulse.Bundler
15.4.16.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Agent!6.1A0E
23.00.65.15414

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.12

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
7.2.106

Trend Micro
ADW_PULSOFT.SM
10.465.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11556
2.0.0.2141

File size:
1.5 MB (1,583,264 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 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:
8/22/2014 3:02:36 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MPEzeDWtazKrcVWv+FjisSOZYjmOdXQ+ARZoQWnQUwMlds0VwI/9Mt:kIwwImsMqQA57oQWcGdsyE

Entry address:
0x9A5F

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, 98, A1, 48, 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, 08, B3, 48, 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:
7.6091

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4037.com/Pz_lK7eKgqV7yn6oxxWYwWRslueEyI12f5RrK5DJ-tE78hxWvQW3nwJtlKDbiWPG1uNfdgMVTbOe5lEi3bIsbHSUbfhjCpBQTo0DLM0T0S8?sbb=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