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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 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4038.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9755b2509d6d4949bf1004ba69a705e8

SHA-1:
88eceb6451064cb46d63e86ec2317ccfe5824dd7

SHA-256:
f557ae3ee592eaec34c4ff08424bbe8ee172f1e5067bc85b72b5edf0256be50b

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
8/14/2025 10:11:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2014.0.4007

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13125

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.21.01

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7031

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.8.21.4

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,840 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 6:59:59 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:
8/20/2014 7:30:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YF/QS8oTXrxf4XQjfxYE3ncjq5E8TIc4+nDCgS:YNHTtf4XkQq5E8gQ2P

Entry address:
0x4DF6

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:
7.7358  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

The file new_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4038.com/l4uxKYUusMVLSv1FuXvEuoe3DWkMLvyz7e57JEUDcGqd9QOaMv1oXqmVIcyVqC9sP3k9Vx39aBpX2YpM5Nz5OQ0Bir8Gp6qh58sKfFmzW34?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=16538&r=1248965128

http://clfstrk.com/?a=16538&c=66695&s1=sb18&ckmguid=9725e824-e16c-4a93-9a8a-dd156a8dad5e

http://cldloadz.com/?a=16538&c=66695&s1=sb18

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