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Adware.LivePlayer

Posted: May 11, 2009

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 157
First Seen: July 24, 2009
Last Seen: August 24, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Adware.LivePlayer is an Adware infection that is associated with the Live-Player application. Adware.LivePlayer is able to automatically install Live-Player onto the infected system without permission from the computer user. Adware.LivePlayer may display fake adverts related to Live-Player which could trigger the download of a fake video codec. The fake video codec could be a dangerous malware infection that may perform harmful actions to the infected system. Removal of Adware.LivePlayer may be very difficult to perform manually and could risk damage to system files.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



live-player.exe File name: live-player.exe
Size: 598.74 KB (598744 bytes)
MD5: ac051c3c1405c97a286596e33947c3ac
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 13, 2020
Live-Player_setup[1].exe File name: Live-Player_setup[1].exe
Size: 233.15 KB (233152 bytes)
MD5: d898abc30f08299c950dcbf03822f85f
Detection count: 0
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%AppData%\live-player%ProgramFiles%\Live-Player
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