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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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from m9hadz1cr3.6k1u0djrgw.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
39607372e4f8749e6aae45c122b239ad

SHA-1:
c1ad11920c35d0386a8899fa91f270477769e175

SHA-256:
c7e548914e37642991531a9ab74c178e9669a946f8d43f0644b627602712af4b

Scanner detections:
33 / 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 5:38:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
6285923

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SoftPulse
2015.01.07

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.oanp
7.11.199.206

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AJ [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AW
2014.0.4253

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
1.0.20.35

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.MultiPlug-31138
0.98/19889

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.D
20625

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.35292
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.O potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SoftPulse
1/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-c6202e0a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1814554

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.07.02

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.6893

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
16.0.0.21

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.dfwgwt
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Gen:Variant.Kazy.493850
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.07.02

Quick Heal
TrojanDwnldr.DriverUpd.A4
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
15.1.7.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Binder.Win32.Variant.a!1075356077
23.00.65.15105

Sophos
PUA 'SoftPulse' (of type Adware)
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36340

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13584
2.0.0.2027

File size:
1.3 MB (1,391,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Plugin Update SL

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Plugin Update SL, O=Plugin Update SL, L=Guia De Isora, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1858913428C49A270BE00711E97381C6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2014 10:36:43 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SxP8/8Mle/jYpx1BNgldCjjhyYQCuA0VaBVSK3yg13J2uUme4ZDDi:SpILclE5yYQ/daqrKJ2Se4Zq

Entry address:
0x7D80

Entry point:
E8, C8, 41, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E9, 3E, 27, 00, 00, FF, 35, 94, AE, 47, 00, FF, 15, A4, 70, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 0A, 49, 00, 00, 59, 59, E9, 22, 49, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 62, 49, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 11, FF, 75, 08, E8, C0, 2C, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, 44, 11, 47, 00, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 27, 30, 00, 00, 68, 5C, 76, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, C7, 45, F0, 3C, 11, 47, 00, 50, E8, 7C, 27, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5723

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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

http://m9hadz1cr3.6k1u0djrgw.com/kgajPq4_Xo9PlMTXM1ow_H4-UAEN0ED63QfYNIpewJR2EPPxt-iETgjLzl-Zi7Gv5cBJQAoSCmKrOoe8FctY3coUM6QMMwPJ481h7kJDFpA?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=11641&r=1371635919

http://clfstrk.com/?a=11641&c=66695&s3=GPA&s2=d1LNOD8NU070E9UEGBJEILF4&ckmguid=8eb99d8e-b332-4795-bc18-905e3cb08bbf

http://cldloadz.com/?a=11641&c=66695&s3=GPA&s2=d1LNOD8NU070E9UEGBJEILF4

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