Threat Database Adware Player-wyu.updatefast.co

Player-wyu.updatefast.co

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Adware displays the Player-wyu.updatefast.co pop-up windows in your browser on your system. The domain name Player-wyu.updatefast.co that is used by adware developers may convince users to install the suggested update, but you should not trust it. The IP address of the Player-wyu.updatefast.co domain is associated with the Katusha trojan that is designed to exploit vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. Therefore, you are strongly advised against clicking on the content on Player-wyu.updatefast.co. Security investigators add that the update promoted on Player-wyu.updatefast.co may contain riskware such as Skyrocket Player and BR Media Player. By promoting these apps, the adware developers handling the Player-wyu.updatefast.co domain may claim pay-per-install revenue. Additionally, the update on Player-wyu.updatefast.co may contain other adware like Webfuii and WebAdSystem that may use your computer as a node in cloud computing networks and generate revenue for its developers. The adware linked to Player-wyu.updatefast.co may have arrived on your machine as a browser plug-in enclosed in a free software package that most users do not bother to install with the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' option. Moreover, the Player-wyu.updatefast.co domain is reported to contain links to phishing pages, and compromised websites users risk to make drive-by downloads of harmful software unknowingly. The adware responsible for the Player-wyu.updatefast.co pop-ups may have edited your Windows Registry settings and may open your browser when you log-on to remind you to install the proposed updated. As stated above, you should not install the software offered on Player-wyu.updatefast.co and may want to install a reliable anti-malware application to eliminate adware on your system.

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