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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 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4059.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
758f96efb1dbc536d75b7f657dfaa113

SHA-1:
7c284e32683a6dd33cf19ecc5115fe26289dbdb6

SHA-256:
60ced6db2adacc79fe42604f0a27a1cf240aa945dbe3a4746f1503aa3cd2761f

Scanner detections:
29 / 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 12:29:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
838

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.179.162

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

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-9457
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.CrossRider.JSTE
19852

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
14.10.19

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.19.03

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deexje
0.28.2.62671

Norman
Malware
11.20141019

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1120432
14.10.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.10.19.15

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.QGOQPZC
37.0.11236

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11710
2.0.0.1959

File size:
1.1 MB (1,120,432 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:
8/26/2014 8:34:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XjmOztIjpVbUJ44R/DDK2s5mNZRzOUCrA/N3rY:XqAtI704g/D3Tm03s

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.mxp4059.com/tIisyJGNWUNqfwI5MmICyL1X8-pHZKzQtFEtMYBDUhSirFLkrFNtzvRt1qE4iSbURCFkdEkGDxyaB3nvhioO3Ir38kcvOZEbsSJe6p7LUYg?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=13409&r=1266557420

http://clfstrk.com/?a=13409&c=66705&s1=JUK825

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