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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.
Publisher:
Plugin Update SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
89d2db7c09e89613670f0ef811d1cf6c

SHA-1:
eac6de49245b348eb28dba058a9eb3566fc0721d

SHA-256:
ab5194ba4f07aa0fda945a09eaafa740e2ff03293e141a85c472a7f415b45471

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/19/2024 4:24:27 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
11.20140731

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+Ax0:lEehfoPmdqRslhMhOsGA

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)

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