PUP.NewPlayer

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 5,194
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 76,270
First Seen: March 27, 2014
Last Seen: February 22, 2024
OS(es) Affected: Windows

NewPlayer is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), created by the TUGUU SL company. It is promoted as an application that would enable computer users to create playlists of their favorite music easily with sources from their PC and the Internet as well. Reportedly, this program supports various video and music files like MP3, MP4, FLV and MOV, and several people download it willingly. However, users may not find NewPlayer helpful because it shows typical adware and browser hijacker features. After the installation of NewPlayer, it will attach itself into your browser regardless of whether you use Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. The adware may install plugins or extensions, sometimes even without permission.

Methods for the Distribution of NewPlayer

NewPlayer often comes bundled with a number of free programs. Usually, users have the option to decide if they want to install it or no. Unfortunately, the authors have intentionally made the decline possibility rather confusing and unclear. The NewPlayer checkbox may be marked in advance, or you may receive several notifications that it is highly recommended to install this software. In some cases, the information regarding NewPlayer is very scarce, or it may be hidden within detailed legal text like the EULA.

A more aggressive way of distribution is through website redirecting. You may follow a link, leading to a page that may automatically install NewPlayer. The creators of this adware application may mislead you that their software is necessary in order to watch videos and offer you to download it. Many people believe in the deceptive information about the functionality of this program and intentionally install it from various websites, including the original website of the company – newvideoplayer.com.

NewPlayer’s Dangerous Features

In order to be entirely accurate, NewPlayer is not a threatening program in the traditional understanding of this term. However, it is not a useful addition to your system and may affect negatively your entire computer experience. After NewPlayer is installed, it may modify your browser configuration and start displaying many advertisements on your screen. They may be in the form of pop-ups, banners or hyperlinks. They may slow down the performance of your browser as they rely on your computer resources. There are a few processes related to NewPlayer, which run silently in the background and consume a part of your RAM memory and processor ability. What is even more perilous is that these ads may transfer you to potentially harmful websites. There may be automatic redirects towards suspicious and unreliable search engines such as Conduit and Trovi.com. These sites may manipulate the searches in order to promote sponsored sites. After NewPlayer is present in your system, this adware may in turn install additional Potentially Unwanted Programs such as Social Privacy DNS that will limit your access to the Internet by blocking some websites. A tactic applied by the media player is to offer the users free movie streaming. They are required to click a button, but it will just lead to an unrelated site demanding registration.

As it gains access to your browser configuration, NewPlayer may collect and send to a remote server all kinds of browsing information without the user's authorization. This includes the browser history, searches, cookies and e-mail address. If this data reaches mailing lists, you may start receiving several spam e-mails or even telephone calls. NewPlayer alters your OS settings in order to start automatically with each Windows boot. Also, if they developers decide to update their product, they would not need your approval, and this may pose a risk.

Most Reliable Way to Remove NewPlayer

Although NewPlayer is not a true threat, it changes your OS setting and leaves traces in your browser and registries. It is advisable to remove not only the main program, but all files associated with it and additionally installed extensions as well. This may turn to be very difficult, especially for a non-specialist. The easiest and most reliable way to clean your computer from this threat permanently is to use a specially designed antimalware program. It will also prevent many more cyber dangers from penetrating into your system in the future.

SpyHunter Detects & Remove PUP.NewPlayer

File System Details

PUP.NewPlayer may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. NewPlayerUpdaterService.exe.vir 4f5c9db427d298a204408ac7623d1a6b 47,993
2. NewVideoPlayerUpdaterService.exe 6b0c23f06c83626b7593e27501df065e 4,031
3. NewPlayerUpdater.exe.vir f7240a02317722dd6887679c2f8927b7 1,878
4. di2NewPlayerud175.exe aba11809f5061e9c939e7233d6e618f5 1,072
5. di3NewPlayerC92.exe ae83f3b6bd4c2952f0b90dca496b556e 944
6. NewPlayerChecker.exe.vir b36297c4106e3d411fad99c764ad93a8 833
7. di2NewPlayerT.exe b8e8ef9136d33a65ce88f98e12b2e125 768
8. NewPlayer.exe bb73b56288aff335a040d5e0ce2adbf6 738
9. VAFChecker.exe 1894158590c585281d6182e019255647 503
10. NewPlayer.exe 4b9ce9cde21b454988e2cbc32066c575 488
11. t0NewPlayerW38.exe 88d1ddc9dff6d917e1f3161b73f68737 471
12. NewPlayer.exe 0f5e7d5ad81ab2151cef32c8d610894d 415
13. NewPlayer.exe.vir bee2d934c139a42c2bceecd1f42a87fd 124
14. NewPlayer.exe e8a002af7079d2e4b48c68f8f1ac0177 53
15. NewPlayer.exe c2c4e094b69137342ee85955b34b4956 8
16. NewPlayerSetup.exe e37623bf25dccecee59ffe6337cba928 7
17. NewPlayerSetup.exe d3b853d8b10fd45b8baf248c7d7adb79 2

Registry Details

PUP.NewPlayer may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
NewPlayer.lnk
Software\AppDataLow\Software\videos_MediaPlayers+_version1.3
SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\NewPlayer.exe
SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\NewVideoPlayer.exe
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.3gp
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.aac
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.aif
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.avi
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.divx
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.flv
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mkv
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mov
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mp3
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mp4
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mpeg
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mpg
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.wav
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.wma
SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.wmv
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AddonNP_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AddonNP_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NewPlayerUpdater_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NewPlayerUpdater_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NewVideoPlayer_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NewVideoPlayer_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\NewPlayer Update
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\NewPlayer_wd
SOFTWARE\NewPlayer
SOFTWARE\videos+Media+Players-nv
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NewPlayer_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NewPlayer_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NewVideoPlayer_RASAPI32
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NewVideoPlayer_RASMANCS
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\NewPlayer
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\videos+Media+Players-nv
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\videos_MediaPlayers+_version1.3-nv
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NewPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\NewPlayer
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\NewPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\NewPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\NewPlayer
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\NewPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\NewPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NewPlayer
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NewPlayerUpdaterService
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterService
1EC0AEF7-C123-E8C4-C067-C319930EBEC0
BF6C4751-41A2-F3C2-0A79-2DBCEAD601DD
C7BA5201-816F-9A20-8CC5-2C1574161A4B
NewPlayer

Directories

PUP.NewPlayer may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\NewPlayer
%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\NewPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES%\NewPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES%\di9NewPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES%\videosMediaPlayersv2.2
%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\NewPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\-NewPlayer-soft
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\di8NewPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\di9NewPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\videosMediaPlayersv2.2

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