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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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from kyle.mxp4118.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
22673d34c36a3d58776b372892b1d300

SHA-1:
cd33124fb0d953e96c55e730008fd3486f41322f

SHA-256:
66ac4c6815f0ee1cfad3115e9a6768abfdd74cdb778bd73a7b4dc076195bf7aa

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/22/2024 12:26:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
869

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Softpulse.Gen8
7.11.174.222

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Found Win32/DH{gRJ UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3347

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-11252
0.98/19438

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.33404
9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
8.14.09.19.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse (variant)
8.10469

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flash_player_14_plugin.exe (Adware)
2014.11.25.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DigiPlug
v2014.09.19.04

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7003

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1205.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Zusy.107390
15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dfguqj
0.28.2.62286

Norman
Malware
11.20140919

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.19.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.19.4

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.12826
2.0.0.1934

File size:
1 MB (1,056,208 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 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 1:59:59 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:
9/17/2014 12:56:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TFPX97BbdQstJ2C/iN7F+ClRV95ZAuvjZtD3XG:TFPtVdRtJ7qT7lRv5ZAuvNVG

Entry address:
0x674F

Entry point:
E8, 79, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 03, E8, 2D, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 20, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, F8, A2, 41, 00, 01, 75, 16, 68, FC, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 00, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 59, 59, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33, C0, 3B, 0C, C5, A0, 33, 41, 00, 74, 0A, 40, 83, F8, 17, 72, F1, 33, C0, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, C5, A4, 33, 41, 00, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, FC, 01, 00, 00, A1, A0, 91, 41, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 56...
 
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Code size:
63 KB (64,512 bytes)

The file new_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp4118.com/1WfLyVWPH6IpjrBR60EJT0-R7NjyfxMET4V6Y5evgSOR_QjJca3WTzBNRGhhYugrPyZIFHuqNEXmaMT_4ep9eJfZ1V9vL_5qw8D2yyQqSGE?sbb=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

http://ttb.listdwnl.com/download/request/.../UCU2UMFJ?affid=13409&r=1345631248

http://clfstrk.com/?a=13409&c=66708&s1=JES915

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