Media Player

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Re: Media Player

Hello,

your computer is very likely infected by spyware/trojans.
I suggest a thorough spyware and virus scan.

Greetings,
P. Di Stolfo

"leonperrins" <leonperrins@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Why, when I try to use WMP do I have this popup to use 3WPlayer?
 
Re: Media Player

leonperrins wrote:
> Why, when I try to use WMP do I have this popup to use 3WPlayer?

Have you installed 3WPlayer? If so, either uninstall it or uninstall the
sponsor program:

http://playon.play3w.com/index.php?go=faq

Personally, I would uninstall the whole kit and caboodle and scan
thoroughly for malware.
 
Re: Media Player

I have AVG running and Ad-Aware and have also run Spybot. A recent full scan
by AVG showed nothing.
There is no sign of the prog. in Add/Remove or a sponser.
I am not sure of the advice to re-install with all the "anti" progs. turned
off as suggested on the plaon.play3W.com site.

"Daave" wrote:

> leonperrins wrote:
> > Why, when I try to use WMP do I have this popup to use 3WPlayer?
>
> Have you installed 3WPlayer? If so, either uninstall it or uninstall the
> sponsor program:
>
> http://playon.play3w.com/index.php?go=faq
>
> Personally, I would uninstall the whole kit and caboodle and scan
> thoroughly for malware.
>
>
>
 
Re: Media Player

Try scanning your computer with this online scanner:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Here's one discussion stating that the v3wplayer video files are just
encrypted AVIs:

http://forum.mininova.org/index.php?showtopic=234994521


Most of the postings about this player on the web seem to be of the opinion
that it is at best spyware, or installs spyware/malware. From what you
describe it certainly acts like malware.

One posting I read claimed that the licence agreement states:

" the license agreement in the installer for play3w (yes, read those things
once in a while!), it actually plainly says that it installs an auto search
in your browser and creates pop ups, and changes your home page, and sends
info about the websites you visit to the developer"

That sure reads like spyware,adware and malware all rolled into one if it is
true. In any case you don't need the player so might as well get rid of it.




"leonperrins" <leonperrins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4E9CD195-0D03-4CA1-9E52-59737B99603B@microsoft.com...
>I have AVG running and Ad-Aware and have also run Spybot. A recent full
>scan
> by AVG showed nothing.
> There is no sign of the prog. in Add/Remove or a sponser.
> I am not sure of the advice to re-install with all the "anti" progs.
> turned
> off as suggested on the plaon.play3W.com site.
>
> "Daave" wrote:
>
>> leonperrins wrote:
>> > Why, when I try to use WMP do I have this popup to use 3WPlayer?
>>
>> Have you installed 3WPlayer? If so, either uninstall it or uninstall the
>> sponsor program:
>>
>> http://playon.play3w.com/index.php?go=faq
>>
>> Personally, I would uninstall the whole kit and caboodle and scan
>> thoroughly for malware.
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: Media Player

I would like to get rid of it but I can't find it anywhere.

"RalfG" wrote:

> Try scanning your computer with this online scanner:
>
> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
>
> Here's one discussion stating that the v3wplayer video files are just
> encrypted AVIs:
>
> http://forum.mininova.org/index.php?showtopic=234994521
>
>
> Most of the postings about this player on the web seem to be of the opinion
> that it is at best spyware, or installs spyware/malware. From what you
> describe it certainly acts like malware.
>
> One posting I read claimed that the licence agreement states:
>
> " the license agreement in the installer for play3w (yes, read those things
> once in a while!), it actually plainly says that it installs an auto search
> in your browser and creates pop ups, and changes your home page, and sends
> info about the websites you visit to the developer"
>
> That sure reads like spyware,adware and malware all rolled into one if it is
> true. In any case you don't need the player so might as well get rid of it.
>
>
>
>
> "leonperrins" <leonperrins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4E9CD195-0D03-4CA1-9E52-59737B99603B@microsoft.com...
> >I have AVG running and Ad-Aware and have also run Spybot. A recent full
> >scan
> > by AVG showed nothing.
> > There is no sign of the prog. in Add/Remove or a sponser.
> > I am not sure of the advice to re-install with all the "anti" progs.
> > turned
> > off as suggested on the plaon.play3W.com site.
> >
> > "Daave" wrote:
> >
> >> leonperrins wrote:
> >> > Why, when I try to use WMP do I have this popup to use 3WPlayer?
> >>
> >> Have you installed 3WPlayer? If so, either uninstall it or uninstall the
> >> sponsor program:
> >>
> >> http://playon.play3w.com/index.php?go=faq
> >>
> >> Personally, I would uninstall the whole kit and caboodle and scan
> >> thoroughly for malware.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
Re: Media Player

Scan for malwares from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
Download these tools to see the running processes in real-time and you
can search them to make sure they are Legit.
"Process Explorer for Windows v10.21"
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/processexplorer.mspx
AutoRuns for Windows v8.61 By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell"
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx
The above will help you find or you can use the Search feature on XP and
Shift + Delete to bypass the Bin.
HTH.
nass
------
www.nasstec.co.uk



"leonperrins" wrote:

> I would like to get rid of it but I can't find it anywhere.
>
> "RalfG" wrote:
>
> > Try scanning your computer with this online scanner:
> >
> > http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
> >
> > Here's one discussion stating that the v3wplayer video files are just
> > encrypted AVIs:
> >
> > http://forum.mininova.org/index.php?showtopic=234994521
> >
> >
> > Most of the postings about this player on the web seem to be of the opinion
> > that it is at best spyware, or installs spyware/malware. From what you
> > describe it certainly acts like malware.
> >
> > One posting I read claimed that the licence agreement states:
> >
> > " the license agreement in the installer for play3w (yes, read those things
> > once in a while!), it actually plainly says that it installs an auto search
> > in your browser and creates pop ups, and changes your home page, and sends
> > info about the websites you visit to the developer"
> >
> > That sure reads like spyware,adware and malware all rolled into one if it is
> > true. In any case you don't need the player so might as well get rid of it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "leonperrins" <leonperrins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:4E9CD195-0D03-4CA1-9E52-59737B99603B@microsoft.com...
> > >I have AVG running and Ad-Aware and have also run Spybot. A recent full
> > >scan
> > > by AVG showed nothing.
> > > There is no sign of the prog. in Add/Remove or a sponser.
> > > I am not sure of the advice to re-install with all the "anti" progs.
> > > turned
> > > off as suggested on the plaon.play3W.com site.
> > >
> > > "Daave" wrote:
> > >
> > >> leonperrins wrote:
> > >> > Why, when I try to use WMP do I have this popup to use 3WPlayer?
> > >>
> > >> Have you installed 3WPlayer? If so, either uninstall it or uninstall the
> > >> sponsor program:
> > >>
> > >> http://playon.play3w.com/index.php?go=faq
> > >>
> > >> Personally, I would uninstall the whole kit and caboodle and scan
> > >> thoroughly for malware.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
 
Re: Media Player

It might not even be on your computer. The message you get to use that
player is encoded within the video file(s). The videos were altered not to
play in normal players. The second link in my previous post discusses that.

TrendMicro AV supposedly quarantines related malware if it finds any.

"leonperrins" <leonperrins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BBEEAC58-96FD-44AF-8A69-0D1DD1A39A6B@microsoft.com...
>I would like to get rid of it but I can't find it anywhere.
>
> "RalfG" wrote:
>
>> Try scanning your computer with this online scanner:
>>
>> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
>>
>> Here's one discussion stating that the v3wplayer video files are just
>> encrypted AVIs:
>>
>> http://forum.mininova.org/index.php?showtopic=234994521
>>
>>
>> Most of the postings about this player on the web seem to be of the
>> opinion
>> that it is at best spyware, or installs spyware/malware. From what you
>> describe it certainly acts like malware.
>>
>> One posting I read claimed that the licence agreement states:
>>
>> " the license agreement in the installer for play3w (yes, read those
>> things
>> once in a while!), it actually plainly says that it installs an auto
>> search
>> in your browser and creates pop ups, and changes your home page, and
>> sends
>> info about the websites you visit to the developer"
>>
>> That sure reads like spyware,adware and malware all rolled into one if it
>> is
>> true. In any case you don't need the player so might as well get rid of
>> it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "leonperrins" <leonperrins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4E9CD195-0D03-4CA1-9E52-59737B99603B@microsoft.com...
>> >I have AVG running and Ad-Aware and have also run Spybot. A recent full
>> >scan
>> > by AVG showed nothing.
>> > There is no sign of the prog. in Add/Remove or a sponser.
>> > I am not sure of the advice to re-install with all the "anti" progs.
>> > turned
>> > off as suggested on the plaon.play3W.com site.
>> >
>> > "Daave" wrote:
>> >
>> >> leonperrins wrote:
>> >> > Why, when I try to use WMP do I have this popup to use 3WPlayer?
>> >>
>> >> Have you installed 3WPlayer? If so, either uninstall it or uninstall
>> >> the
>> >> sponsor program:
>> >>
>> >> http://playon.play3w.com/index.php?go=faq
>> >>
>> >> Personally, I would uninstall the whole kit and caboodle and scan
>> >> thoroughly for malware.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: Media Player

Thanks for the help and advice. I have run Superantispy which appears to have
removed the 3wplayer and have also run the trendmicro prog. which found
another lot of nasties.

"RalfG" wrote:

> Try scanning your computer with this online scanner:
>
> http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
>
> Here's one discussion stating that the v3wplayer video files are just
> encrypted AVIs:
>
> http://forum.mininova.org/index.php?showtopic=234994521
>
>
> Most of the postings about this player on the web seem to be of the opinion
> that it is at best spyware, or installs spyware/malware. From what you
> describe it certainly acts like malware.
>
> One posting I read claimed that the licence agreement states:
>
> " the license agreement in the installer for play3w (yes, read those things
> once in a while!), it actually plainly says that it installs an auto search
> in your browser and creates pop ups, and changes your home page, and sends
> info about the websites you visit to the developer"
>
> That sure reads like spyware,adware and malware all rolled into one if it is
> true. In any case you don't need the player so might as well get rid of it.
>
>
>
>
> "leonperrins" <leonperrins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4E9CD195-0D03-4CA1-9E52-59737B99603B@microsoft.com...
> >I have AVG running and Ad-Aware and have also run Spybot. A recent full
> >scan
> > by AVG showed nothing.
> > There is no sign of the prog. in Add/Remove or a sponser.
> > I am not sure of the advice to re-install with all the "anti" progs.
> > turned
> > off as suggested on the plaon.play3W.com site.
> >
> > "Daave" wrote:
> >
> >> leonperrins wrote:
> >> > Why, when I try to use WMP do I have this popup to use 3WPlayer?
> >>
> >> Have you installed 3WPlayer? If so, either uninstall it or uninstall the
> >> sponsor program:
> >>
> >> http://playon.play3w.com/index.php?go=faq
> >>
> >> Personally, I would uninstall the whole kit and caboodle and scan
> >> thoroughly for malware.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
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