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Should I remove MedPlayerNewVersion?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0009%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 74.02 days
296.37 days >
Average installed length: 155.72 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.36.01.22 100.00%

MedPlayerNewVersion

Overview

MedPlayerNewVersion is a program developed by BrightCircle Investments Limited. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The main program executable is utils.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 27 files and is usually about 15.02 MB (15,754,182 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 50% of users of MedPlayerNewVersion come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in MedPlayerNewVersion.
utils.exe (6c5e433781b556f8620857311da6d381) has been flagged by the following 32 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 663 Gen:Application.Parj.1
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 Riskware.VMDetector
AhnLab-V3 2015.04.13 Win-PUP/CrossRider
avast! 2014.9-150413 Win32:Malware-gen
AVG 2016.0.3141 Crossrider
AVware 1.5.0.21 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International 4.0.3.15413 Adware.Win32.CrossAd.CF
Bitdefender 1.0.20.515 Gen:Application.Parj.1
Dr.Web 9.0.0.0103 Trojan.Crossrider1.21388
ESET-NOD32 9.11462 Win32/Packed.VMDetector.I potentially unwanted
Fortinet FortiGate 4/13/2015 PossibleThreat
F-Secure 11.2015-13-04_2 Gen:Application.Parj.1
G Data 15.4.25 Gen:Application.Parj
K7 AntiVirus 13.202.15567 Trojan
K7GW 13.202.15567 Trojan ( 004b4e8d1 )
Kaspersky 14.0.0.2199 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.CrossRider
Malwarebytes v2015.04.13.03 PUP.Optional.CrossRider.A
McAfee 5600.6797 Artemis!6C5E433781B5
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.6797 BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.vc
MicroWorld-eScan 16.0.0.309 Gen:Application.Parj.1
NANO AntiVirus 0.30.10.952 Trojan.Win32.Crossrider1.doydjq
Norman 10.20150413 Suspicious_Gen4.IBADI
Panda Antivirus 15.04.13.03 Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 HEUR/QVM20.1.Malware.Gen
Rising Antivirus 23.00.65.15411 PE:Malware.Obscure!1.9C59
Sophos 4.98 Generic PUA ND
Symantec 4/13/2015 rev. 2 Trojan.Gen
Tencent 1.0.0.1 Win32.Adware.Crossrider.Wqdq
Trend Micro 10.465.13 TROJ_GEN.R021C0ECO15
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.103 TROJ_GEN.R021C0ECO15
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.26.3 AdWare.CrossRider
VIPRE Antivirus 39280 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
       View all 32 all detections
MedPlayerNewVersion has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: PlymedVid
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\medplayernewversion
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\MedPlayerNewVersion\Uninstall.exe /fcp=1 /runexe='C:\Program Files\MedPlayerNewVersion\UninstallBrw.exe' /url='httC://static.gonotift
Estimated size: 15.02 MB

Program filesFiles installed by MedPlayerNewVersion

Program executable:utils.exe (Malware detected)
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Path:C:\Program Files\medplayernewversion\utils.exe
MD5:6c5e433781b556f8620857311da6d381
Additional files:
  • 2c53c6d6-9012-409d-8421-9f7465dd878f-10.exe (by PlymedVid) - MedPlayerNewVersion (MedPlayerNewVersion exe)
  • 2c53c6d6-9012-409d-8421-9f7465dd878f-11.exe (by PlymedVid)
  • 2c53c6d6-9012-409d-8421-9f7465dd878f-1-6.exe
  • 2c53c6d6-9012-409d-8421-9f7465dd878f-1-7.exe
  • 2c53c6d6-9012-409d-8421-9f7465dd878f-4.exe
  • 2c53c6d6-9012-409d-8421-9f7465dd878f-5.exe
  • 2c53c6d6-9012-409d-8421-9f7465dd878f-6.exe
  • 2c53c6d6-9012-409d-8421-9f7465dd878f-64.exe
  • f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-10.exe
  • f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-1-6.exe
  • f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-1-7.exe
  • f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-5.exe
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-10.exe
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-1-6.exe
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-4.exe
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-5.exe
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-6.exe
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-64.exe
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-7.exe
  • Uninstall.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

17 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
  • f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-5.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-5_user.
  • f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-10.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-10_user.
  • f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-1-7.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-1-7.
  • f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-1-6.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named f256d8ca-74bf-4972-9c59-b8fda1752708-1-6.
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-4.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-4.
  • fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-5.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named fbdbdfc0-bb10-47dc-b85b-2facc9ef8491-5_user.
  • Plus 11 more

How do I remove MedPlayerNewVersion?

You can uninstall MedPlayerNewVersion from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program MedPlayerNewVersion, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove MedPlayerNewVersion.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 59%
Win 7 6%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 58.82%
Windows 7 41.18%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 47.06%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.53%
Windows 7 Professional 11.76%
Windows 8.1 Pro 11.76%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.00%
  Germany 15.38%
  United Kingdom 11.54%
  Australia 3.85%
  France 3.85%
  Netherlands 3.85%
  Pakistan 3.85%
  Saudi Arabia 3.85%
  Venezuela 3.85%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
Dell 20.00%
Acer 13.33%
Sony 6.67%
Lenovo 6.67%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L505 5.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite L40-B 5.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite L305D 5.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite E205 5.88%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE C70D-B 5.88%
Sony VPCEG1BFX 5.88%

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