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Uplayer

Posted: July 12, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 9,345
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 3,026
First Seen: July 12, 2016
Last Seen: October 6, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Although UPlayer is advertised as a reliable media player compatible with a variety of file formats, UPlayer is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that you should avoid. This suspicious application may not perform as expected. You may experience various bug or glitches. UPlayer is a software product that has both free and paid versions. The license costs $10, which you should not consider paying. If you install the free version, you may get bombarded with annoying pop-ups that encourage you to upgrade. The official site of this PUP is Uplayer.us.com, but most often the users don't download the dubious media player from there. The developers of UPlayer may rely on the bundling tactic to spread it. If you don't read details, you may install UPlayer alongside some other freeware unknowingly. A serious issue is that the free version of this application is supported by Web ads. This means that you may encounter a variety of annoying commercial materials whenever you go online. UPlayer may create an extension in all of your browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The new ads may appear on almost every site. They may be vouchers, daily special offers, exclusive discounts, etc. The advertising windows may occupy a significant space on your screen. Moreover, their presence may lead to occasional speed drops and crashes. These potential functionality issues can be explained by the resource-consumption from multimedia ads. UPlayer also may manipulate your searches by disguising its ads as legitimate results. UPlayer may change some settings automatically. You may notice a different domain as your homepage. You should proceed with great caution if you decide to check its partner sites. While some of them may be safe e-commerce platforms, others may attempt to trick or infect you. You should delete UPlayer with dedicated security software.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathhttp_www.uplayer.us.com_0.localstoragehttp_www.uplayer.us.com_0.localstorage-journaluPlayer.lnkHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}{06810DC6-3501-40FE-BCB3-1A7BE6398A36}

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%AppData%\uPlayer%ProgramFiles%\uPlayer%ProgramFiles(x86)%\uPlayer

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