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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 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.newallsoft.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
08da241345ee6d01411dafa72352182d

SHA-1:
c414bd953f4294ebf63da4caa3bba204ce288031

SHA-256:
46b96fa1ea4123149fa3533265840c83be837fd43ff95bb18823c98b6e89a8bc

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:27:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:GenMalicious-EY [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3396

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.RHWY
19039

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28257
9.0.1.0212

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.D potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.18

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DigiPlug
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12758

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.3477

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7052

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Inject.dcyukd
0.28.2.61148

Norman
Malware
11.20140910

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.7.31.14

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31208

File size:
1.3 MB (1,395,784 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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 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:
7/16/2014 11:24:14 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Z/BvNQevO/ehlmc4eXomQXmt/qR8tlydsMhJoNSh5G+Axw:lEehfoPmdqRslhMhOsGs

Entry address:
0x99C6

Entry point:
E8, A5, 2C, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 28, 5C, 42, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, D0, 40, 42, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 33, CD, E8, 7B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PEQuake V0.06

Code size:
136.5 KB (139,776 bytes)

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

http://ttb.newallsoft.com/download/request/.../B9mOwwUs?PubID=79_2358_1874&ClickID=6290035783

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