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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. 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 www.hot-jump.info.

File name:

new_player.exe

Publisher:

Plugin Update SL (signed and verified)

MD5:

7448e69cd03e95f8df81f4116677c7c1

SHA-1:

43b07dc30bff597719ea40372ca21bbaaadc612c

SHA-256:

02d3366bb2bb08566719ed39e86a8766a67244114ca85a7e4ee1b0764fb50292

Scanner detections:

30 / 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:

5/13/2024 3:39:13 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T

872

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.Agent

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Win-Trojan/Inject.1526984

2014.09.16

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Softpulse.Gen8

7.11.170.250

avast!

Win32:GenMalicious-NP [PUP]

2014.9-140916

AVG

Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}

2015.0.3350

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T

1.0.20.1295

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.SoftPulse.GEE

19527

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader11.30734

9.0.1.0259

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T

14.09.16

ESET NOD32

Win32/SoftPulse (variant)

8.10373

F-Prot

W32/A-926844fe

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ

11.2014-16-09_3

G Data

Win32.Application.Softpulse

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2014.11.16.14

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.Agent

t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13286

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse

14.0.0.2938

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.DomaIQ

v2014.09.16.02

McAfee

SoftPulse

5600.7006

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.T

15.0.0.777

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.deniau

0.28.2.61942

Norman

Malware

11.20140916

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1526896

14.09.15.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.16.02

Reason Heuristics

PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K

14.9.16.2

Sophos

SoftPulse

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

BScope.Adware.Softpulse

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4783235

32210

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.Agent.Win32.12175

2.0.0.1924

File size:

1.5 MB (1,526,896 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 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/13/2015 9:59:59 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:

9/4/2014 5:32:09 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:j5IM/V0deM5lZ2ykPYMkrQ1OrWaRyv2PBcSL+L5/+FMoQl/ugQWiBdrfO+a+s:lIBfvMkrNrf0u3qdaNLgQWiO+M

Entry address:

0x5A07

Entry point:

E8, 41, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B... 
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Entropy:

7.6200

Code size:

60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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

http://www.hot-jump.info/hop_2.php?cid=3291&sid=78&tid=ekmwpdty_920_4641884&subid3=9145650

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