Swift Media Converter

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 174
First Seen: June 1, 2015
Last Seen: January 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Swift Media Converter program may attract users to install it by offering media conversion features for free, but it is supported by advertisements. Additionally, the Swift Media Converter program is often accompanied by adware like Zombie News, OneSoftPerDay and Couponarific that can slow down your computer and bombard you with promotions. The Swift Media Converter program can be download from its official website, low-quality software distribution platforms and can be acquired from free software packages. As stated above, the Swift Media Converter app is ad-supported, and you may expect to see many banners, pop-up windows and in-text hyperlinks to sponsors while you surf the Internet. Needless to say, the adware that accompanies the Swift Media Converter app can use tracking cookies to generate tailor-suited ads. You may be interested to know that the Swift Media Converter app may add a browser extension, an add-on and a Browser Helper Object to your browser to show commercials and generate affiliate revenue for its developers. Also, the adware embedded with Swift Media Converter may feature links to potentially harmful domains and offer you to install riskware like Search Highlighter and Shopping Helper Smartbar. Computer users may wish to find ad-free alternatives to the Swift Media Converter app and remove all of its files by using a reliable anti-spyware solution.

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Registry Details

Swift Media Converter may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\SwiftMediaConverterApp.exe
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SwiftMediaConverter
Software\SwiftMediaConverterApp
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\SwiftMediaConverterApp.exe
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SwiftMediaConverter
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SwiftMediaConverterApp
SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SwiftMediaConverter Update Service
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\SwiftMediaConverter Update Service

Directories

Swift Media Converter may create the following directory or directories:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Swift Media Converter
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Swift Media Converter
%LOCALAPPDATA%\SwiftMediaConverter
%PROGRAMFILES%\SwiftMediaConverter
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SwiftMediaConverter

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