Web-MediaPlayer

Posted: January 3, 2012

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Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	88

First Seen:	January 3, 2012
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Web-MediaPlayer is a rogue media player that pretends to offer thousands of channels worth of content, including both radio and video content. Sadly, Web-MediaPlayer's marketing is too good to be true, and Web-MediaPlayer is, in truth, just a fancy delivery method for Trojans and rootkits that compromise your computer's safety. Since PC threats that have been linked to Web-MediaPlayer are known for their advanced concealment techniques, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers recommend that you trust anti-malware programs to find and remove Web-MediaPlayer-installed Trojans, rootkits and other PC threats. Removal of Web-MediaPlayer itself should also use appropriate anti-malware software, since, although Web-MediaPlayer may include a removal utility, you should never trust Web-MediaPlayer to delete all of its components and system changes that could be significant security dangers.

Web-MediaPlayer: Playing an Old Tune That You Don't Want to Hear

Even though major Web-MediaPlayer attacks occurred as long ago as 2007, Web-MediaPlayer still has an active presence on the web and may be propagated by a variety of hostile sites. Web-MediaPlayer's home site,, should, at all costs be avoided, since it may utilize browser exploits to install Web-MediaPlayer or other PC threats without your consent. Nonetheless, SpywareRemove.com malware research team is relieved to find that most Web-MediaPlayer infections are acquired by manual installation of Web-MediaPlayer, under the impression that Web-MediaPlayer could actually be a useful video player.

After being installed on your PC, Web-MediaPlayer will launch additional PC threats – these threats can include both Trojans and rootkits that make way for spyware, browser redirect attacks and other forms of attacks against your computer. Many PC threats that are installed by Web-MediaPlayer will hide their processes from Task Manager, although usage of appropriate utilities from the Windows Command Prompt may allow you to notice them.

The Variables of a Web-MediaPlayer Attack That You May Never See

Since rootkits and other types of Web-MediaPlayer-installed software may not show noticeable signs of being on your PC even while they're working, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend anti-malware software to find and remove them as well as remove Web-MediaPlayer itself. Significant consequences of allowing a Web-MediaPlayer payload to be installed on your PC include:

Loss of security due to backdoor Trojans or rootkits that change your firewall, network ports and other security-related settings.
The potential presence of worms, spyware or other types of PC threats that are installed by Trojan droppers.
Poor performance due to PC resources that are taken up by Web-MediaPlayer and associated PC threats.

Even if you delete Web-MediaPlayer, you shouldn't assume that your PC has been cleaned of anything else that Web-MediaPlayer may have installed until you're received appropriate reassurances from anti-malware products. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers warn that deletion of obvious external PC threats like Web-MediaPlayer rarely removes rootkits and other types of invasive software that can infect System Restore or other components of Windows.

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:

WebMediaPlayer.exe

File name: WebMediaPlayer.exe
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{Subkeys}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WebMediaPlayerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WebMediaPlayerHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WebMediaPlayerHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WABHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\OutlookHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LanConfigHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{43AECEA6-69DE-474B-AC86-21D837FC310A}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\TridentHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{43AECEA6-69DE-474B-AC86-21D837FC310A}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\RulesHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{43AECEA6-69DE-474B-AC86-21D837FC310A}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\NewsHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{43AECEA6-69DE-474B-AC86-21D837FC310A}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\MailHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\?"?[RANDOM CHARACTERS]?"? = ?"?c:\documents and settings\administrator\local settings\application data\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe?"?