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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 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from clmbtrk.com.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
58be7fc1f631eff396d22d2a313fbe3a

SHA-1:
e41921c600e12b506289c70b491aa520f5ce4e8b

SHA-256:
2eedb60941d43d9946c9756df7479d58e46679278549d5bf244e17f9ef004cd3

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
5/16/2024 4:21:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.12

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140911

AVG
Win32/DH{gRJ+UIEHeVRPFVGBFYEJHFOBE0GBDw}
2015.0.3355

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.J potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-e2f7fe73
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Softpulse
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.4.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13160

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3000

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.11.08

McAfee
Socrydo
5600.7011

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SoftPulse.decuha
0.28.2.61861

Norman
Malware
11.20140911

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.03.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PluginUpdateSL.K
14.9.11.7

Sophos
SoftPulse
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11461
2.0.0.1901

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,832 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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2015 12:59:59 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:
8/21/2014 8:25:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xD3g1pennnnnCsBwGOHBvblq0ib9efT5AB+K10Ojb1uiABW+kH+bl4OEIAzInvT4:DBwFBzFAB+i/bk7kXHw+qBOaqjxKrG/

Entry address:
0x4DF6

Entry point:
E8, 29, 26, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, A8, 80, 41, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 14, 96, 41, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7333  (probably packed)

Code size:
60 KB (61,440 bytes)

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

http://clmbtrk.com/?a=15810&c=64190&s2=wCQJAK43UU2SH30E08696F6O

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