MediaPlayerZ
Threat Scorecard
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| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 16,327 |
| First Seen: | April 10, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | October 24, 2025 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The MediaPlayerZ software may arrive on your PC as a free media player that resembles the user-interface of the Media Player Classic - Home Cinema software in order to claim credibility. However, the MediaPlayerZ application is perceived by security analysts as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware capabilities that may install a browser plug-in to load ads in your Internet client. The MediaPlayerZ program may allow you to play video files, but you will be bombarded with numerous promotional materials in your browser. The ads by MediaPlayerZ might appear as pop-up and pop-under windows, banners, exclusive deals, coupons, and discounts. The developers of MediaPlayerZ may use the services of advertisers to earn pay-per-click revenue and support the continuation of MediaPlayerZ. You should note that the MediaPlayerZ program could record your entered URLs, read your Internet history and use tracking cookies to help advertisers deliver tailor-suited commercials. Needless to say, the MediaPlayerZ program may direct you visit untrusted domains where vulnerabilities in your web browser could be exploited by hackers. Users may wish to install a renown anti-spyware shield to remove the MediaPlayerZ program and secure their Internet activities.
Table of Contents
SpyHunter Detects & Remove MediaPlayerZ
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Media Player ZUpdater.exe.vir | fdcd2afda7c3cff150cdc49cc6bd1126 | 3,424 |
| 2. | Shopping PluginNewVersionDownloader.exe | 901ed6f7b594e7d856d31a3cfcdfec61 | 1,080 |
| 3. | project free-tvNewVersionDownloader.exe | 4c43ed11cf9a6cf303383895bf8a5aaf | 425 |
| 4. | project free-tvUpdater.exe | 7b52765e39168bf351eafe969082d002 | 299 |
| 5. | Media Player ZUpdater.exe | 7da7b7b7d970bbc5c96a9efed6f9a084 | 30 |
| 6. | Media Player ZNewVersionDownloader.exe | fa9452ce2bfc4dcf90d7fd810bfb9bd6 | 21 |
| 7. | Shopping PluginUpdater.exe | c69ecfa2e42e7241337ffb37b3485c86 | 6 |
| 8. | Speed Optimizer Guru runtimeUpdater.exe | 324e6e06ae90915823cbc463236a1f8f | 4 |
| 9. | NewVersionDownloader.exe | af60f74d0e1b738a9c17a24b5e889821 | 1 |
| 10. | WindowsUpdater.exe | 3333d152f0451679aaef2ba22c453a6d | 1 |
| 11. | Speed Optimizer Guru Ad-Support ModuleUpdater.exe | 50d7f312d7cd7e5b69df20e4a6bbbdbe | 1 |
| 12. | Speed Optimizer Guru Ad-Support ModuleNewVersionDownloader.exe | b06197f33d63a4329cd01c655c625793 | 1 |
Registry Details
Directories
MediaPlayerZ may create the following directory or directories:
| %PROGRAMFILES%\Media Player Z |
| %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Media Player Z |
| %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceMed |
| %WINDIR%\Microsoft\backup\Media Player Z |
| %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrMed |
