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.mxp4116.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2655334e240e6b5ba0bd4111573f4c36

SHA-1:
7912138dc560751400de85bbcf3c7f095040bc1c

SHA-256:
3cf19af2029ca51751419edcc91598ed1f6164301a3fedae94c51424b95cd60b

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:
5/21/2024 3:47:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
853

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.05

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.176.146

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3331

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1385

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11248
0.98/19476

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19699

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.10.04.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10510

F-Prot
W32/A-d649c799
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-04-10_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.04.12

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6987

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.831

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.dewgcl
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1344688
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.04.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.P
14.10.4.12

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.SoftPulse
10320

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12586
2.0.0.1942

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\new_player.exe

Digital Signature
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:
9/11/2014 5:00:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NpyhP5RFFrSEyFPu8JR9ksaQFCLwbLflBPn:qyFPu8D9k5QELuLv

Entry address:
0x997F

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, 88, 11, 46, 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, E8, 22, 46, 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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Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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

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