WMPLAYER.EXE, Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:

Fraudulent Security Program
Cloaked Malware
Malicious Software
Worm
Malware Dropper

File Behavior

WMPLAYER.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
Adds products to the system registry
Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
Executes a Process
Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
Creates a new Background Service on the machine
Injects code into other processes
Found on infected systems and resists interrogation by security products
The Process is polymorphic and can change its structure
Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
This process creates other processes on disk
Downloads program file(s) and other content from the web
Performs DNS look ups to resolve URL IP addresses
Creates new folders on the system
Enables an In Process Object/Server - Common with DLL Injections
Creation and Registers a Browser Helper Object in Internet Explorer
Installs a browser helper object (BHO)
Registers a Dynamic Link Library File

WMPLAYER.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

Created as a process on disk
Executed as a Process
Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Added as a Registry Key (RUNONCE) to auto start Programs on system start up
Terminated as a Process
Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
This program is often downloaded from the web

Country Of Origin

The filename WMPLAYER.EXE was first seen on May 19 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

The United Kingdom on May 19 2007
Germany on May 19 2007
The United States on Mar 17 2008
Spain on May 2 2008
Ukraine on May 2 2008
Colombia on May 30 2010

File Name Aliases

WMPLAYER.EXE can also use the following file names:

MAKE IT HAPPEN XVID .AVI.EXE
DAPHNE (2007) XVID .AVI.EXE
DARK REPRIEVE (2008) XVID .AVI.EXE
DANIELS DAUGHTER (2008) XVID .AVI.EXE
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE S06E01 HDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
MAD MEN S2E04 THREE SUNDAYS REPACK HDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
MAD MEN S2E04 THREE SUNDAYS HDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
MADE OF HONOR XVID .AVI.EXE
WHITECHAPEL S01E02 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
MAGICS BIGGEST SECRETS FINALLY REVEALED S01E10 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
MADAGASCAR ESCAPE 2 AFRICA XVID .AVI.EXE
DARWINS STRUGGLE THE EVOLUTION OF THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
MAESTRO S01E03 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
SIMON GRAYS SMOKING DIARIES WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
INSIDE IRAQ (2009) 01 23 PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
REVISTA DE LA LIGA (2009) 02 03 PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE S05E02 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
WARBIRDS (2008) STV XVID .AVI.EXE
MAKE IT HAPPEN PAL .AVI.EXE
RED LIMITED XVID .AVI.EXE
DARK CARNIVAL (1993) XVID .AVI.EXE
MAGICS BIGGEST SECRETS FINALLY REVEALED S01E08 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
RESURRECTION MARY (2007) LIMITED XVID .AVI.EXE
MADE OF HONOR NTSC .AVI.EXE
MADE OF HONOUR.AVI.EXE
DARKON (2006) LIMITED DOCU NTSC .AVI.EXE
MADTV S14E10 HDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
WATCHDOG S24E01 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
WAR WOLVES (2009) XVID .AVI.EXE
CARSON DALY (2009) 01 12 JERRY RICE PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
DANCE FOR CAMERA (2003) XVID .AVI.EXE
DARK REEL (2008) NTSC .AVI.EXE
WARBIRDS (2008) STV NTSC .AVI.EXE
MADAGASCAR ESCAPE 2 AFRICA.AVI.EXE
MAKE ME SMART PART1 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
SILENT WITNESS S12E08 HDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
MAGICS BIGGEST SECRETS FINALLY REVEALED S01E09 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
DANCING ON ICE THE STORY OF BOLERO WITH TORVILL AND DEAN WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD REAL .AVI.EXE
INSIDE IRAQ (2009) 02 06 PDTV XVID B NEW B .AVI.EXE
REVANCHE XVID .AVI.EXE
DANCING WITH THE STARS US S07E07 HDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
DANCE FOR CAMERA (2003) XVID B NEW B .AVI.EXE
DANTES INFERNO (2007) XVID .AVI.EXE
RENT FILMED LIVE ON BROADWAY (2008) NTSC .AVI.EXE
RENT FILMED LIVE ON BROADWAY (2008) XVID .AVI.EXE
MADEA GOES TO JAIL XVID .AVI.EXE
RESCUE ME S05E01 BAPTISM HDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE S06E01 WS PDTV XVID .AVI.EXE
USRMLNKA.EXE
HKDUKKPO1PK[1].EXE
PLAYLIST.EXE
PEQUENO[1].JPG
CORNO_VIDEO5[1].SCR

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

151,552 bytes
233,472 bytes
592,384 bytes
160,103 bytes
198,656 bytes
45,213 bytes
141,312 bytes
73,728 bytes

File Type

The filename WMPLAYER.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.

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