ClearScreen Player

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 11,460
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 1,055
First Seen: May 9, 2016
Last Seen: September 16, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The first thing that users see when they open the Clearscreenplayer.com site is the slogan 'Videos without a browser' that may pique their interest. The ClearScreen Player software is offered at Clearscreenplayer.com, and you may encounter it under the 'Advanced' nad 'Custom' option of free software bundles. The ClearScreen Player software is promoted as an innovative media player that is specialized in loading video content via the RTSP, RTMP, HLS and HDS protocols. You may think of the ClearScreen Player software as a media player that is designed to load online media without the need of a browser plug-in or integration into your default Web client. Many users that like to watch streams on Twitch.tv and Azubu.tv may want to install the ClearScreen Player. The ClearScreen Player app falls into the category of Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) that may slow down your computer and stuff your hard drive with temporary Internet files.

Additionally, the development of the ClearScreen Player program is supported by marketers that may use it to deliver targeted promotions on your screen. You should note that the ClearScreen Player software is published by Verti Technology Group, Inc. and ClearScreen Player is a very similar to NowUSeeIt Player, PlayThru Player and Skyrocket Player. The ClearScreen Player software may edit your Windows Registry configuration to handle online media rendering instead of your browser, and may install the Rocketfuel Toolbar to provide related search results from sponsors. The ClearScreen Player application does not use encryption when connecting to media APIs online, and users might be vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle attacks. Security analysts do not recommend using the ClearScreen Player software to access streaming content, and you might want to remove it with a credible anti-spyware tool.

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File System Details

ClearScreen Player may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. 4e5b80ec.msi 57154c4adf3ea256b1cb10e1200a41bf 47
2. clearscreenplayer.dll
3. C:\Program Files\clearscreenplayer\clearscreenplayer.exe
4. MsiExec.exe /X{344E6832-0DAE-43F5-841C-7EDBFB7EF235}

Registry Details

ClearScreen Player may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
ui.clearscreenplayer[1].xml
SOFTWARE\ClearScreenPlayer
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\clearscreenplayer.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\ui.clearscreenplayer.com
SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ClearScreenPlayer
{1A9F662A-B086-4F2F-A2A3-D9E33775EB41}
{344E6832-0DAE-43F5-841C-7EDBFB7EF235}

Directories

ClearScreen Player may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ClearScreen Player
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ClearScreenPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES%\ClearScreenPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ClearScreenPlayer

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