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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4117.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aff38196986edda12f4814d351d80b03

SHA-1:
bd6228018196c6569297eac2a20b683dd0d2899b

SHA-256:
a26cbb3766884fc6eea900f23394b957f9de6ca2ef4bf4a5d5d1c56dd2384a5d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/17/2024 6:08:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse.PluginUp.Bundler (M)
16.6.1.21

File size:
1.3 MB (1,382,296 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/12/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, STREET=Calle el Pozo 17B, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
71187DCE449010F93A5F7196C11AB192

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/19/2014 3:40:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:FOiZzDXGLFP53UG7bL1HohIE6BvRx0GOb/4+a0q3bhAqtxe9nz:ci1DWLFP53UGe76x0ZUphdt2z

Entry address:
0x6BFA

Entry point:
E8, FF, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 90, 90, 46, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, FA, 43, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 10, A9, 46, 00, FF, 15, 68, 50, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 03, 45, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, B8, 50, 41, 00, 50, E8, 08, 45, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 53, 85, C0, 74, 52, 8B, 54, 24, 08, 33, DB, 8A, 5C, 24, 0C, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 16, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 32, CB, 74, 72, 83, E8, 01, 74, 32, F7...
 
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Entropy:
7.6589

Code size:
78 KB (79,872 bytes)

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

http://kyle.mxp4117.com/Di68PJPjSCVYfjiJs3KwxaLc8wbdkyIC7pkObdbWnjtfej-YH0Gfjqu2B0JO9jCNLAAqTVQUAnhn-sNy4MH_9L4tsUU3l-cmnCqv77_7hE4?sbb=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