PUP.New Player

Posted: March 27, 2014

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Ranking:	4,134
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	178,365

First Seen:	March 27, 2014
Last Seen:	October 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

NewPlayer is a Potentially Unwanted Program that installs itself to the Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox Web browsers. As a PUP, NewPlayer normally should be uninstalled immediately, but should not be confused with a threat that's deliberately designed to harm your PC. Even though malware experts haven't classified NewPlayer as a direct threat to your PC's safety, NewPlayer still may be an indirect threat and a nuisance, as a result of its advertisements and other browser changes.

NewPlayer: a New Add-On with Old Ideas for Exploiting the Web

PUPs may be marketed as supposedly beneficial applications, but, for all but the rarest of exceptions, have limited advantages and heavy drawbacks to their presence. In this respect, malware experts found NewPlayer breaking no new ground – since there are no legitimate benefits to using it with your browser. Drawbacks of NewPlayer's installation include:

Your Web searches may be redirected to unwanted sites at NewPlayer's discretion.
Your default browser homepage may be changed to one of NewPlayer's choosing.

NewPlayer hasn't been seen using these functions to distribute harmful Web content intentionally. On the other hand, PUPs like NewPlayer almost never filter their content adequately for potential risks, and may be responsible for the proliferation of fraudulent security software, phishing hoaxes and other attacks that may plausibly be disguised to resemble benign Web pages. The range of Web browsers currently modified by NewPlayer is being investigated by malware experts, although Windows-based browsers typically are at the highest risk for adware and browser hijacker-related issues.

Playing NewPlayer Off of the Stage

NewPlayer's company seems to be entirely aware of the lack of advantages to their software, which has a history of distribution in bundles with multiple, unrelated products. These products include DMUninstaller, AnyProtect, VO Package, DomaIQ and MediaPlayerEnhance, all of which may install NewPlayer and hijack your browser automatically. In some situations, you may avoid this intrusion by de-selecting the installation option during setup, although many bundles don't offer such options.

NewPlayer launches automatically with any affected browser and will continue to promote its third-party content while it's installed and active. The simplest means of removing NewPlayer is to close all browsers and scan your PC with appropriate anti-malware tools, which also may deal with related threats, such as Potentially Unwanted Programs. However, because of NewPlayer's preference for bundle-based distribution, malware experts also emphasize that unsafe Web-browsing and file-downloading behavior may be at the root of NewPlayer's presence on any PC. Free software sites that have not earned your trust normally should be verified by appropriate file-scanning security tools before you trust any applications you might acquire from them.

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:

D:\Users\<username>\Documents\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files\NewPlayer\NewPlayerUpdaterService.exe.vir

File name: NewPlayerUpdaterService.exe.vir
Size: 11.77 KB (11776 bytes)
MD5: 4f5c9db427d298a204408ac7623d1a6b
Detection count: 112,383
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: D:\Users\<username>\Documents\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files\NewPlayer\NewPlayerUpdaterService.exe.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 20, 2023

C:\Program Files (x86)\NewPlayer\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterService.exe

File name: NewVideoPlayerUpdaterService.exe
Size: 11.77 KB (11776 bytes)
MD5: 6b0c23f06c83626b7593e27501df065e
Detection count: 9,441
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\NewPlayer\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterService.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 9, 2023

C:\Windows.old.000\Program Files (x86)\di9NewPlayer\di2NewPlayerud175.exe

File name: di2NewPlayerud175.exe
Size: 147.45 KB (147456 bytes)
MD5: aba11809f5061e9c939e7233d6e618f5
Detection count: 2,511
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Windows.old.000\Program Files (x86)\di9NewPlayer\di2NewPlayerud175.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 25, 2021

C:\Windows.old.000\Program Files (x86)\di9NewPlayer\di3NewPlayerC92.exe

File name: di3NewPlayerC92.exe
Size: 381.44 KB (381440 bytes)
MD5: ae83f3b6bd4c2952f0b90dca496b556e
Detection count: 2,211
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Windows.old.000\Program Files (x86)\di9NewPlayer\di3NewPlayerC92.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 25, 2021

D:\Users\<username>\Documents\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files\NewPlayer\references\NewPlayerChecker.exe.vir

File name: NewPlayerChecker.exe.vir
Size: 89.08 KB (89088 bytes)
MD5: b36297c4106e3d411fad99c764ad93a8
Detection count: 1,937
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: D:\Users\<username>\Documents\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files\NewPlayer\references\NewPlayerChecker.exe.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 20, 2023

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\di9NewPlayer\di2NewPlayerT.exe

File name: di2NewPlayerT.exe
Size: 98.3 KB (98304 bytes)
MD5: b8e8ef9136d33a65ce88f98e12b2e125
Detection count: 1,799
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\di9NewPlayer
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: July 21, 2014

C:\Program Files\NewPlayer\NewPlayer.exe

File name: NewPlayer.exe
Size: 2.78 MB (2780160 bytes)
MD5: bb73b56288aff335a040d5e0ce2adbf6
Detection count: 1,728
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\NewPlayer\NewPlayer.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 28, 2022

N:\Program Files\NewPlayer\references\VAFChecker.exe

File name: VAFChecker.exe
Size: 56.83 KB (56832 bytes)
MD5: 1894158590c585281d6182e019255647
Detection count: 1,178
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: N:\Program Files\NewPlayer\references\VAFChecker.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 22, 2022

C:\Program Files (x86)\NewPlayer\NewPlayer.exe

File name: NewPlayer.exe
Size: 2.78 MB (2782208 bytes)
MD5: 4b9ce9cde21b454988e2cbc32066c575
Detection count: 1,143
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\NewPlayer\NewPlayer.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 30, 2021

%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ver7NewPlayer\t0NewPlayerW38.exe

File name: t0NewPlayerW38.exe
Size: 532.99 KB (532992 bytes)
MD5: 88d1ddc9dff6d917e1f3161b73f68737
Detection count: 1,103
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ver7NewPlayer
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 11, 2019

C:\Program Files\NewPlayer\NewPlayer.exe

File name: NewPlayer.exe
Size: 2.78 MB (2782208 bytes)
MD5: 0f5e7d5ad81ab2151cef32c8d610894d
Detection count: 972
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files\NewPlayer\NewPlayer.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 13, 2022

C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\NewPlayer\NewPlayer.exe.vir

File name: NewPlayer.exe.vir
Size: 2.78 MB (2782720 bytes)
MD5: bee2d934c139a42c2bceecd1f42a87fd
Detection count: 279
Mime Type: unknown/vir
Path: C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\NewPlayer\NewPlayer.exe.vir
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 7, 2022

%WINDIR%\TEMP\NewPlayerSetup.exe

File name: NewPlayerSetup.exe
Size: 1.83 MB (1836527 bytes)
MD5: d3b853d8b10fd45b8baf248c7d7adb79
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\TEMP
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 17, 2014

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathNewPlayer.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\AppDataLow\Software\videos_MediaPlayers+_version1.3SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\NewPlayer.exeSOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\NewVideoPlayer.exeSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.3gpSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.aacSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.aifSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.aviSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.divxSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.flvSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mkvSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.movSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mp3SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mp4SOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mpegSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.mpgSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.wavSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.wmaSOFTWARE\Classes\newp.wmvSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AddonNP_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\AddonNP_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NewPlayerUpdater_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NewPlayerUpdater_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NewVideoPlayer_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\NewVideoPlayer_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\NewPlayer UpdateSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\NewPlayer_wdSOFTWARE\NewPlayerSOFTWARE\videos+Media+Players-nvSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NewPlayer_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NewPlayer_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NewVideoPlayer_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\NewVideoPlayer_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\NewPlayerSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\videos+Media+Players-nvSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\videos_MediaPlayers+_version1.3-nvSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NewPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\eventlog\Application\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\NewPlayerSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\NewPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\eventlog\Application\NewPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\NewPlayerSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\NewPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\eventlog\Application\NewPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NewPlayerSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NewPlayerUpdaterServiceSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NewVideoPlayerUpdaterServiceHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}1EC0AEF7-C123-E8C4-C067-C319930EBEC0BF6C4751-41A2-F3C2-0A79-2DBCEAD601DDC7BA5201-816F-9A20-8CC5-2C1574161A4BNewPlayer

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\NewPlayer%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\NewPlayer%PROGRAMFILES%\NewPlayer%PROGRAMFILES%\di9NewPlayer%PROGRAMFILES%\videosMediaPlayersv2.2%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\NewPlayer%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\-NewPlayer-soft%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\di8NewPlayer%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\di9NewPlayer%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\videosMediaPlayersv2.2