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Skyrocket Player

Posted: August 7, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 14,898
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 227
First Seen: August 7, 2015
Last Seen: August 1, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Although some users may mistakenly take it as a legitimate video player, Skyrocket Player by Blinkx is nothing more than a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). Just like PlayThru Player, Skyrocket Player claims it will optimize the video-watching experience of its clients. According to its description, the people will be able to watch YouTube videos without the need to launch their browsers. It is not easy to find the benefits of such function – the content will not load any faster. What is more, if your web client and Skyrocket Player operate at the same time, your CPU may be put under pressure. If you grant access of this PUP to your system, you are about to find multiple unauthorized alterations in all of your browsers. When you launch Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, you may find that your normal homepage has been replaced. A few moments later, you may notice suspicious ads on the sites you visit – even the pages that were previously ad-free. The presence of these new pop-ups, banners, animations and in-text ads is related to Skyrocket Player. The dubious application creates the commercial materials because every time you click on any of them, the developers of the PUP will receive revenue in the form of a referral commission. As they profit from the ads, you may face various problems. First of all, the unrequested marketing content may impede the functionality of your browsers. Second, they may redirect you to potentially dangerous parts of the Internet. Last but not least, the consistently appearing pop-ups and banners may distract and annoy you. In case you prefer to restore the normal performance of your web clients, you need to scan your system with credible security software to delete Skyrocket Player.

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:



C:\Program Files\skyrocket player\Skyrocket Player.exe File name: C:\Program Files\skyrocket player\Skyrocket Player.exe
MD5: 3085318fbc53735d7a89698b15127924
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
C:\Program Files\Skyrocket Player\uninstall.exe File name: C:\Program Files\Skyrocket Player\uninstall.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\skyrocketplayer.comSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\Skyrocket Player.exeSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\SkyrocketPlayer.exeSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Skyrocket PlayerSOFTWARE\Skyrocket PlayerSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\SkyrocketPlayer.exeSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Skyrocket PlayerSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Skyrocket PlayerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Skyrocket Player

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Skyrocket Player%LOCALAPPDATA%\Skyrocket Player%LOCALAPPDATA%\SkyrocketPlayer%PROGRAMFILES%\Skyrocket Player%PROGRAMFILES%\SkyrocketPlayer%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Skyrocket Player%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SkyrocketPlayer
The following URL's were detected:
www.skyrocketplayer.com
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