Threat Database Mac Malware Media Player Air

Media Player Air

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 476
First Seen: May 8, 2017
Last Seen: March 19, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Media Player Air is not considered as a threat but as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may travel bundled with freeware installers or may be installed by the computer users due to its description since it is advertised as a very useful tool:

'Air Media Player is a powerful media player designed with simplicity and efficiency in mind. As a media player intuitive enough for the everyday user, Air Media Player flawlessly plays every media format, from MP3 and MP4 to FLV and MKV.
Besides its versatile support for playing different media formats, Air Media Player is also extremely light on CPU and memory usage, providing you with a rich and responsive experience.
Speaking of experience, Air Media Player supports playing extremely high definition videos from 1080p to 4K and 8K qualities. Standard DVDs are also supported, as well as easy navigation of DVD menus. Air Media Player can also show subtitles in many formats (such as SRT, SUB, SSA), as well as automatically selecting subtitle and audio tracks based on a preferred language.
In addition to its technical excellence, Air Media Player's appearance can be customized with over thirty different visual styles; from Office 2013 and Windows 10 to Mac OSX themes.
Air Media Player can also save videos as different formats such as MP4, MP3, and play HTTP and FTP streams from the web.'

The Media Player Air application may have added a task in the Windows Task Scheduler to update its binary, and users may be surprised to find the Media Player Air on their PCs. It is a good practice to install freeware via the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' option to make sure what is deployed on your PC and avoid PUPs like the Media Player Air. Moreover, the Media Player Air application may add a browser extension, an add-on and a plugin to your Web client that may show you banners, pop-up advertisements and sponsored links. Security experts advise users experiencing problems with the Media Player Air to seek the help of a credible anti-spyware tool to remove the Media Player Air application and its components.

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File System Details

Media Player Air may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. AMPWebSetup.exe 7cc2390944944087f164d3f5cc4aaf4c 17

Registry Details

Media Player Air may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
Air Media Player.lnk
SOFTWARE\Clients\Media\Air Media Player
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\AMPPlayDVDMovieOnArrival
SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications\Air.Media.Player
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Clients\Media\Air Media Player
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\AMPPlayDVDMovieOnArrival
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\RegisteredApplications\Air.Media.Player
Software\XetoWare\Air Media Player

Directories

Media Player Air may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\Air Media Player
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Air Media Player

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