Hot-tv Player

Posted: March 19, 2012

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Ranking:	13,266
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	1,314

First Seen:	March 19, 2012
Last Seen:	August 5, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Hot-tv Player is a fake movie player, specifically for adult erotic content, that's used to install Trojan PC threats onto your computer. Due to being marketed deceptively at multiple websites and having a relatively innovative product idea, Hot-tv Player may be able to trick you into installing Hot-tv Player of your own free will, but trying to use Hot-tv Player's features will quickly show you that they're all fraudulent. SpywareRemove.com malware research team recommends that you find your adult content at websites that have been confirmed to practice good online netiquette, and suggest that you delete Hot-tv Player and its related Trojan by scanning your system as soon as possible.

Hot-tv Player – Delivering a Sizzling-Hot Trojan Straight to You

While Hot-tv Player markets itself as a pornographic movie player with relevant search features, Hot-tv Player doesn't have any of the innovative erotica functions that Hot-tv Player claims to possess. Instead of giving viewers a helping of erotica, Hot-tv Player ladles out a helping of Trojan infection. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers haven't been able to analyze Hot-tv Player's payload fully as of the time of this writing, but likely attacks that may result from a Hot-tv Player-installed PC threat include the following:

Backdoor attacks that allow criminals to control your PC from a remote server.
Monitoring and theft of personal information, such as account passwords.
Lowered security settings, blocked security software, a bypassed firewall, opened network ports and other security-related vulnerabilities.
The installation of additional PC threats, such as spyware, fake AV programs, browser hijackers or viruses.

Hot-tv Player has also been noted for its tendency to display unwanted advertisements, remain active even if you try to close Hot-tv Player and stay connected to the Internet without your permission. These attributes necessitate that you insure that Hot-tv Player is disabled before you use anti-malware software to delete Hot-tv Player, or you may only achieve a partial deletion of Hot-tv Player's software.

How to Keep Your PC Shaded from Hot-tv Player Attacks

Because Hot-tv Player relies heavily on fraudulent marketing at hot-tv.com, hot-tv-player.qarchive.org and filecrop.com, you should avoid such websites and any software recommendations that they might make. SpywareRemove.com malware experts also note that, in most cases, Hot-tv Player must be downloaded manually to infect your computer, and thus, simple safety protocols can help you avoid a Hot-tv Player infection.

If you do install Hot-tv Player, you should always scan your entire PC with appropriate anti-malware analytic software to detect all Hot-tv Player components and the Trojan that Hot-tv Player installed. Failure to remove Hot-tv Player and its fellow Trojan in this fashion may allow unwanted security vulnerabilities and malicious components to remain on your computer, even if there aren't any visible symptoms.

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:

%UserProfile%\Cookies\ administrator @ dvdx [1]. Txt

File name: %UserProfile%\Cookies\ administrator @ dvdx [1]. Txt
Mime Type: unknown/ Txt
Group: Malware file

%UserProfile%\Cookies\ administrator@em.gad-network [1]. Txt

File name: %UserProfile%\Cookies\ administrator@em.gad-network [1]. Txt
Mime Type: unknown/ Txt
Group: Malware file

%System%\% nvs2.inf wind[1 RANDOM CHARACTER] r%\temp\msksetup.log

File name: %System%\% nvs2.inf wind[1 RANDOM CHARACTER] r%\temp\msksetup.log
Mime Type: unknown/log
Group: Malware file

%UserProfile%\Cookies\administrator@em.pc-on-internet [1]. Txt

File name: %UserProfile%\Cookies\administrator@em.pc-on-internet [1]. Txt
Mime Type: unknown/ Txt
Group: Malware file

%UserProfile%\Cookies\administrator@www.hot-tv [1]. txt

File name: %UserProfile%\Cookies\administrator@www.hot-tv [1]. txt
Mime Type: unknown/ txt
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\hot-tv-tvHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoftwindows\currentversion\uninstall [RANDOM CHARACTERS]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\multimedia\activemovie HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\lanconfig

Additional Information

The following URL's were detected:

richinfo.co

One Comment

Angela says:

August 7, 2012 at 3:04 pm

bro plz help me i did what u said and it wont let me open the program like john said its blnikcog me out@ i cant run in safe mode because i use d-link for internet and on safemode d-link isnt downloaded@@