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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:
0ee55317cff85c31ad9422c6c26f00e7

SHA-1:
58d0a7564f67f28a99d5d62e1987370bc5093db9

SHA-256:
60bf339ff5514c222f202a54f88c635fad8e84edc592cda7279faeef0bda2118

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:04:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
867

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.21

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Softpulse.107390
7.11.187.222

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140920

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3345

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1315

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11309
0.98/19666

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.FSX
20145

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.40191
9.0.1.0337

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.20.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Buzus.SBAD!tr
12/3/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-3f18f33f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-20-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.3.11

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14085

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
14.0.0.2854

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.20.11

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7001

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.789

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.SoftPulse.dfhrtw
0.28.6.63474

Norman
SoftPulse.H
11.20141203

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.20.11

Quick Heal
Trojan.Buzus.A4
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.20.23

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Buzus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34948

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12999
2.0.0.1988

File size:
1.3 MB (1,382,336 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 12:40:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9n4:hi1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdte4

Entry address:
0x6BFA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 90, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FA, 43, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, A9, 46, 00, FF, 15, 68, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 03, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 50, 41, 00, 50, E8, 08, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Entropy:
7.6588

Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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