Threat Database Adware Mixxen Player

Mixxen Player

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 158
First Seen: November 27, 2014
Last Seen: July 19, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Mixxen Player program may arrive on your Windows PC as a browser add-on incorporated with a freeware package. The Mixxen Player add-on can be found at Mixxen.com and is promoted as a tool to help you 'instantly listen to almost any song or artist.' The Mixxen Player add-on claims to be an alternative to Spotify, Pandora, Grooveshark and Google Play Music. However, the Mixxen Player add-on is an adware that is a variant of the Gruvvin app and has functionalities that are found in adware like Mobius Radio and NetRadioPlayer. Security experts note that the Mixxen Player adware may cover your screen with pop-up windows that are loaded with insecure content and feature links to harmful domains.

The Mixxen Player adware is based in ActionScript and may hijack a significant portion of your processing power to facilitate its operations. The Mixxen Player adware may prevent users from enjoying 1080p and 720p videos on the Internet and cause browser crashes. Moreover, the Mixxen Player adware may use tracking cookies and DOM storage data to generate tailors-suited ads. The Mixxen Player adware may record your search terms on Google and read data such as your bookmarks and software configuration to provide users with customized coupons, discounts and exclusive offers. Computer users that are infected with the Mixxen Player adware may experience problems with establishing secure connections to online banking portals because the Mixxen Player adware may load unsafe elements on every page you visit. Security experts do not recommend users to perform online banking and purchases while under the influence of the Mixxen Player adware to avoid losing money. You can install a trustworthy anti-malware suite to purge the Mixxen Player adware and tracking cookies that may contain information you do not want to share with advertisers.

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File System Details

Mixxen Player may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. C:\ProgramData\mixxen\Mixxen.exe e9502e4d9fb57376c6c0d3c97ddc8b08
2. "C:\ProgramData\Mixxen\uninstall.exe"

Registry Details

Mixxen Player may create the following registry entry or registry entries:

Directories

Mixxen Player may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Mixxen
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Mixxen
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Mixxen

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