Uplayer
Posted: July 12, 2016
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 9,345 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 3,026 |
First Seen: | July 12, 2016 |
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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
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}
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