Random Music Playing Virus
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Ranking: | 9,156 |
Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
Infected Computers: | 1,148 |
First Seen: | October 8, 2013 |
Last Seen: | August 30, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Random Music Playing Virus is a common name given to a variety of PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) and threats that cause annoying sounds and music to play on the affected computer. The Random Music Playing Virus will often activate because an advertisement is handling the background. It should be noted that, technically, the Random Music Playing Virus is not unsafe code. The Random Music Playing Virus may not actually be inserted into a file but is, rather, a symptom of a variety of other types of problems on affected computer systems. PC security researchers typically do not consider that the Random Music Playing Virus is a real virus, in the technical definition of the term. Although a real computer threat is an infection that corrupts executable files and spreads on its own, the term 'virus' has come to mean any type of threatening software. In this case, the Random Music Playing Virus may refer to numerous types of problematic software that have in common the capacity to cause the affected computer to play music or make random sounds.
This Week In Malware Episode 42 Part 3: What Is The Real Culprit Behind The Dangerous 'Random Music Playing Computer Virus'?
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The Real Culprit Behind Random Music Playing Virus
The Random Music Playing Virus may be caused by numerous other types of threats. However, the most common cause of Random Music Playing Virus noises are websites with poorly regulated advertisements and marketing content. In these cases, it is often not necessary to disinfect the affected computer but only avoid visiting these kinds of websites. If the Random Music Playing Virus makes its appearance when visiting safe websites normally, this often means that a PUP has been installed on the affected computer. When this happens, it is important to delete any recently installed browser toolbars or PUPs. In any case, frequent appearances of the Random Music Playing Virus should warrant the use of a reliable, updated anti-malware program to ensure that no unsafe components exist on your computer.
There are several problems that are often associated with a Random Music Playing Virus infection:
- The Random Music Playing Virus may often indicate that an unwanted component has been installed on the affected computer.
- The Random Music Playing Virus may be accompanied with system performance issues, and in many cases Internet connectivity problems.
- The Random Music Playing Virus is often quite irritating, especially because the Random Music Playing Virus is often accompanied by pop-up advertisements.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Random Music Playing Virus
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.
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1. | b41868a6a32a7e1167f4e76e2f3cf565b6c0875924f9d809d889eae9cb56a6ae | 77ad291b0b88a7314c1dd811d669e077 | 2 |
Registry Details
Directories
Random Music Playing Virus may create the following directory or directories:
%appdata%\YoutubeToMP3 |