Threat Database Adware QuickVideoPlayer Ads

QuickVideoPlayer Ads

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 11
First Seen: July 16, 2015
Last Seen: March 25, 2020
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The QuickVideoPlayer application may promise users to expand their video and music playback capabilities, but it is adware. The QuickVideoPlayer application will not perform as advertised and its primary goal is to display commercials and promotions to earn affiliate revenue for its developers. The QuickVideoPlayer adware is deployed with the help of freeware setup files that most users install via the 'Typical' or 'Express' option. The QuickVideoPlayer adware may show banners, pop-up and pop-under windows, and load video ads before letting you watch videos on websites like YouTube. The official website of the QuickVideoPlayer adware is connected to another adware named DomaIQ and you should not trust the ads by QuickVideoPlayer. The ads by QuickVideoPlayer may direct you to visit suspicious web pages and promote rogue software like File Rescue and AlfaAntivirus that may could system errors and fake security alerts. The QuickVideoPlayer adware may edit your Windows Registry to enable its operations every time you open your web browser, and it may not appear in the extensions manager. Users that visit QuickVideoPlayer's website may find uninstall instructions but may not find QuickVideoPlayer listed on the 'Programs and features' list. Moreover, the QuickVideoPlayer adware may use tracking cookies and read your browsing history to determine what type of advertising content would be most appealing to you. Adware developers are known to deploy their products without an option to remove them manually to ensure the prolonged activity of their apps. Therefore, you may wish to use a trustworthy anti-spyware tool to purge the QuickVideoPlayer adware.

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Directories

QuickVideoPlayer Ads may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QuickVideoPlayer
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\QuickVideoPlayer
%LOCALAPPDATA%\QuickVideoPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES%\QuickVideoPlayer
%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\QuickVideoPlayer

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