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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
12edcc9156d97784b784d2d274e71e48

SHA-1:
dd6536158f3fedd03bf6535879f9797ee6a5f87d

SHA-256:
25b22e20f3933a8b0bf3a7e3152a25d2d19b37ef901ce19b4f90ba2c66d5f859

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
4/19/2024 3:17:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
836

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Strictor.62516.2
7.11.180.70

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-AH [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3314

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
1.0.20.1475

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-763955
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.SoftPulse.W
19870

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.56
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.62516
14.10.22

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.K potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-0b77e0af
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
11.2014-22-10_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.22.01

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.6970

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.46906
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Agent.dedrfa
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.SoftPulse.1583280
14.10.21.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.10.22.1

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Adware.Softpulse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11556
2.0.0.1962

File size:
1.5 MB (1,583,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/12/2014 10:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 9:59:59 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:
8/23/2014 12:02:36 AM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tPEzeDWtazKrcVWv+FjisSOZYjmOdXQ+ARZoQWnQUwMlds0VwI/9Md:FIwwImsMqQA57oQWcGdsyM

Entry address:
0x9A5F

Entry point:
E8, A9, 29, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 98, A1, 48, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 03, E8, 27, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 01, 74, 15, 6A, 03, E8, 1A, 29, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 1F, 83, 3D, 08, B3, 48, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.6090

Code size:
76.5 KB (78,336 bytes)

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