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NowUSeeIt Player

Posted: September 14, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 3,640
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 12,781
First Seen: September 11, 2015
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

NowUSeeIt Player by Verti Technology Group is a questionable video player, which comes with a range of features that most clients don't appreciate. This negative feedback is one of the reasons the experts describe NowUSeeIt Player as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). This application promises to improve your experience while you watch YouTube videos. Allegedly, you will be able to watch clips without the need to launch your browser. It is not easy to note how this functionality will benefit you. NowUSeeIt Player will not load the videos any faster for sure. What is more, if you run your web client and this PUP simultaneously, you will use a greater amount of your system resources. The lack of real value is not the only reason not to keep NowUSeeIt Player. This questionable player is responsible for the creation of many advertisements, which you may notice during your browsing sessions. When you launch Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer, you may encounter some persistent pop-ups, banners, targeted videos and animations. The PUP may even transform some ordinary words into hyperlinks. The fact that the unrequested commercial materials may cause a distraction could be the least of your problems. The ads may also slow down the operating speed. It is also possible some functionality errors like freezes and crashes to occur. The most dangerous aspect its marketing materials is that they may redirect you to websites that are designed to harm their visitors. As a consequence, you may be lured into installing potentially dangerous software. Some of the pop-ups may also promote fake technical support. In case you listen to the advice of the experts, you should perform the uninstall procedure with a credible anti-malware application.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%WINDIR%\Installer\b20d4.msi File name: b20d4.msi
Size: 1.14 MB (1142784 bytes)
MD5: c4f6f4c37b10691f1096280fa7e9f89d
Detection count: 169
File type: Windows Installer Package
Mime Type: unknown/msi
Path: %WINDIR%\Installer\b20d4.msi
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 7, 2023
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\acc49bfd4f26774a365e60ce8dd8bd3410e9a903f8b60cd721fad7e882b0c490.exe File name: acc49bfd4f26774a365e60ce8dd8bd3410e9a903f8b60cd721fad7e882b0c490.exe
Size: 848.62 KB (848624 bytes)
MD5: 1b2e1e4ef1eeeb7c78e317ac993f722b
Detection count: 56
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 23, 2015

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathNowUSeeIt Player.lnkRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\Installer\SourceHash{CF5B9F52-33EB-4788-9569-B402FBB81FEF}HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Features\A60CFA0CE9C6F024AAFB1BCAE71E5F98SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A60CFA0CE9C6F024AAFB1BCAE71E5F98SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\UpgradeCodes\D791B121F06EEC4458A449206E409FBASoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\NowUSeeItPlayerSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\NowUSeeItPlayer.exeSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NowUSeeIt PlayerSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NowUSeeItPlayerSoftware\NowUSeeItPlayerSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\NowUSeeItPlayer.exeSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NowUSeeIt PlayerSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NowUSeeItPlayerSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\NowUSeeItPlayerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}{9878D306-2C7A-4108-B3F0-E428345223E3}{B1929100-0FD2-40A0-A385-1344D2651760}{C0AFC06A-6C9E-420F-AABF-B1AC7EE1F589}{CF5B9F52-33EB-4788-9569-B402FBB81FEF}

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\NowUSeeIt Player%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\NowUSeeItPlayer%LOCALAPPDATA%\NowUSeeItPlayer%PROGRAMFILES%\NowUSeeItPlayer%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\NowUSeeItPlayer%WINDIR%\Installer\{CF5B9F52-33EB-4788-9569-B402FBB81FEF}
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