Threat Database Adware MediaPlayerVideoz

MediaPlayerVideoz

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 16,850
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 721
First Seen: October 16, 2015
Last Seen: August 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The MediaPlayerVideoz application (also seen as MediaPlayerVideos) is advertised in freeware packages as an online video enhancer that can improve the HD rendering capabilities and the audio playback of your Internet browser. The MediaPlayerVideoz application is supposed to work with Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, but you might want to reconsider installing it. The MediaPlayerVideoz binary is an application that may raise several red flags at a first glance for not having a valid digital certificate, a publicly known publisher and an official web page. Security investigators report that the MediaPlayerVideoz application is an adware that may appear as a browser plug-in in your 'Control Panel' and place its files in the Program Files folder under a name consisting of random numbers and letters like 68a2dacf-adbf-4aed-b704-61acfc7b64fa-10. Additionally, the MediaPlayerVideos adware might include a task in the Windows Task Scheduler to update its components automatically. The MediaPlayerVideoz adware may download and install third-party software like SystHeal Optimizer and Software Version Updater that may run at system boot-up and slow down your PC. The MediaPlayerVideoz adware functions similarly to MetroCleaner and Flash Games Rockstar and may use tracking cookies and DOM storage data to customize its commercials and maximize its efficiency. The MediaPlayerVideos adware may display banners, pop-up windows, floating ad-boxes and full-page promotions to present you with coupons, discounts and offers. The MediaPlayerVideoz adware can be purged by using a reliable anti-malware instrument that is designed to find and delete the binary associated with MediaPlayerVideos.

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