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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 kyle.mxp4060.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
90220fea812c933586fbbe5f938f769f

SHA-1:
62638c3f8941bc30696a120f022aab8f3887752b

SHA-256:
955fc854240ff01b514df17ac9a703f33b29e3e9f7b20dc59842a0d406303b76

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

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 2:49:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
866

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Agent.djcr.4
7.11.169.230

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-Z [PUP]
2014.9-140921

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2015.0.3344

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
1.0.20.1320

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-9457
0.98/19414

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.CrossRider.JSTE
19584

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
8.14.09.21.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-0b77e0af
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
11.2014-21-09_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13198

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3216

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.21.09

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.62516
15.0.0.792

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deexje
0.28.2.61861

Norman
Malware
11.20140921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1120424
14.09.21.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.21.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.21.20

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11710
2.0.0.1905

File size:
1.1 MB (1,120,424 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:
6/11/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 5:59:59 PM

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:
8/26/2014 1:34:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XjmOztIjpVbUJ44R/DDK2s5mNZRzOUCrA/N3rT:XqAtI704g/D3Tm03n

Entry address:
0x4E06

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, 14, 96, 41, 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, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8067  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

The file new_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4060.com/pvtSEHrvLCKBPJ537GRtwwloVggDft_Mbpf5x9TfEQYSEagQ2aV7XsvKh2fMheHH_Dm2F5hKm_fUiIT2KqMbc48tUpwOHyogkS0zepL1M5k?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=16538&r=1265382971

http://clfstrk.com/?a=16538&c=66710&s1=sb17

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