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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:
62dc523c9266bd3f2e3ebcdf1d488935

SHA-1:
ab831c74e47f383b69a6a4ddd16643642eb65427

SHA-256:
d1af57c3d12b81aeb1f645e6fb9da0b60cddb12142c866af0e8e0fd4b637e2e5

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/20/2024 2:02:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
870

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.04

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.px.4
7.11.170.170

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-Z [PUP]
2014.9-140917

AVG
Win.Threat.High
2015.0.3348

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
1.0.20.1305

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-9433
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.CrossRider.JSTE
19408

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32266
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
8.14.09.17.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-81bc875a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
11.2014-18-09_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of zipper.exe (Adware)
2014.11.22.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.18.12

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7004

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
15.0.0.783

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.deexje
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Malware
11.20140918

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.1120296
14.09.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.17.21

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11710
2.0.0.1911

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:
6/11/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 7:59:59 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:
8/25/2014 6:19:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QjmOYKa/TY9ZPFXntEi+m/ZWOLB28TS3985qEeP02w4:QqvkHZt7+mBWABf202n

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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Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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