Media Viewer

Media Viewer

Known Adware

by Adware.BetterSurf

What is Media Viewer?

Media Viewer is software application developed by Adware.BetterSurf. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 67.27% of installations running this operating system. Media Viewer's installer is typically 529.00 KB in size and installs around 154 files.

Media Viewer is most popular in the United States with 43.6% of installations residing in this country.

About Media Viewer?

The Media Viewer installer is a web browser extension that is ad-supported and adds a plugin to Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome. While browsing the Internet, it displays ads on websites and in search engine results. It functions as a BHO in Internet Explorer, an extension in Chrome, and an add-in in Firefox, silently installing itself in each browser. This adware displays popups, banners, and injects link ads within the browser, converting standard text to double underlined hyperlinks that, when rolled over, will display "Ads by BetterSurf".

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in Media Viewer.

MediaViewerV1alpha1685.dll (MD5: 04ab857c47a92a7b2f5bf26906ef9b56) has been flagged by 30 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.BetterSurf
Avira AntiVir ADWARE/Adware.Gen
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BetterSurf
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Skodna.Generic_r.HW
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BetterSurf.AZyj
Bitdefender Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
Dr.Web Adware.BetterSurf.2
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf.C
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
G Data Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
Jiangmin AdWare/BetterSurf.b
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf.b
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.BetterSurf.b.(kcloud)
McAfee PUP-FGJ!04AB857C47A9
McAfee-GW-Edition PUP-FGJ!04AB857C47A9
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/BetterSurf
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.crmvtp
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
Rising Antivirus PE:Malware.BetterSurf!6.11BF
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.BetterSurf
VIPRE Antivirus Adware.Win32.Better.a (v)
Comodo Security Application.Win32.AdWare.BetterSurf.B
Qihoo-360 HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen
Symantec Trojan.Zbot
Bkav FE W32.RadicoO.Trojan
MediaViewerV1alpha1660.dll (MD5: 339a57b48b818750441d9a171643bea8) has been flagged by 30 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.BetterSurf
Avira AntiVir ADWARE/Adware.Gen
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BetterSurf
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Skodna.Generic_r.HW
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BetterSurf.ADm
Bitdefender Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
Comodo Security Application.Win32.AdWare.BetterSurf.B
Dr.Web Adware.BetterSurf.2
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf.C
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
G Data Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
Jiangmin AdWare/BetterSurf.b
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf.b
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.BetterSurf.b.(kcloud)
McAfee PUP-FGJ!339A57B48B81
McAfee-GW-Edition PUP-FGJ!339A57B48B81
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/BetterSurf
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.crmvtp
Rising Antivirus PE:Malware.BetterSurf!6.11BF
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.BetterSurf
VIPRE Antivirus Adware.Win32.Better.a (v)
Qihoo-360 HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen
Panda Antivirus Generic Malware
Symantec Trojan.Zbot
Bkav FE W32.RadicoO.Trojan
MediaViewerV1alpha1643.dll (MD5: 9e0bb1a06d6bd7abee089ccb1aa382cb) has been flagged by 43 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
Agnitum Outpost PUA.BetterSurf!
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.BetterSurf
Avira AntiVir ADWARE/Adware.Gen
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BetterSurf
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Skodna.Generic_r.HW
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BetterSurf.AWl
Bitdefender Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
CAT-QuickHeal Adware.BetterSurf.B5
Comodo Security Application.Win32.AdWare.BetterSurf.C
Dr.Web Adware.BetterSurf.2
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf.C
Fortinet FortiGate Adware/BetterSurf
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
G Data Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
IKARUS anti.virus AdWare.BetterSurf
Jiangmin AdWare/BetterSurf.b
K7 AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 0040f7d41 )
K7GW Trojan ( 050000001 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf.b
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.BetterSurf.b.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.MediaViewer.A
McAfee Adware-BetterSurf
McAfee-GW-Edition Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.H
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/BetterSurf
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.crmvtp
nProtect Trojan-Clicker/W32.BetterSurf.87040.C
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360 HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen
Rising Antivirus PE:Malware.BetterSurf!6.11BF
Sophos BetterSurf
SUPERAntiSpyware Trojan.Agent/Gen-Kelihos
Symantec Adware.BL
Tencent Adware.Win32.Bettersurf.a
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0CCK14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0CCK14
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.BetterSurf
VIPRE Antivirus Adware.Win32.Better.a (v)
Bkav FE W32.RadicoO.Trojan
Total Defense Win32/Bettersurf.YLeUAND
MediaViewerV1alpha1593.dll (MD5: 7debb347a5cdb4bd97e3a8dfaf5afed7) has been flagged by 34 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.BetterSurf
Avira AntiVir ADWARE/Adware.Gen
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BetterSurf
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Skodna.Generic_r.HW
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BetterSurf.aLW
Bitdefender Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
Comodo Security Application.Win32.AdWare.BetterSurf.B
Dr.Web Adware.BetterSurf.2
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844 (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf.C
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
G Data Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
Jiangmin AdWare/BetterSurf.b
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf.b
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.BetterSurf.b.(kcloud)
McAfee PUP-FGJ!7DEBB347A5CD
McAfee-GW-Edition PUP-FGJ!7DEBB347A5CD
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/BetterSurf
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.crmvtp
Panda Antivirus Trj/CI.A
Rising Antivirus PE:Malware.BetterSurf!6.11BF
Symantec Adware.BL
Trend Micro TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0DBO14
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0DBO14
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.BetterSurf
VIPRE Antivirus Adware.Win32.Better.a (v)
Qihoo-360 HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen
Bkav FE W32.RadicoO.Trojan
nProtect Adware.BetterSurf.F
Sophos Generic PUA HI
MediaViewerV1alpha1574.dll (MD5: a2231c15fc3a782d2f53a4f48dae5988) has been flagged by 31 scanners:
Scanner Software Result
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Adware.BetterSurf.F
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.BetterSurf
Avira AntiVir ADWARE/Adware.Gen
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BetterSurf
avast! Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Skodna.Generic_r.HW
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BetterSurf.Atf
Bitdefender Adware.BetterSurf.F
Comodo Security Application.Win32.AdWare.BetterSurf.B
Dr.Web Adware.BetterSurf.2
Emsisoft Anti-Malware Adware.BetterSurf.F (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/AdWare.BetterSurf.C
G Data Adware.BetterSurf.F
IKARUS anti.virus not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf
Jiangmin AdWare/BetterSurf.c
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BetterSurf.b
Kingsoft AntiVirus Win32.Troj.BetterSurf.b.(kcloud)
McAfee PUP-FGJ!A2231C15FC3A
McAfee-GW-Edition PUP-FGJ!A2231C15FC3A
Microsoft Security Essentials Adware:Win32/BetterSurf
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.BetterSurf.F
NANO AntiVirus Riskware.Win32.BetterSurf.crmvtp
Panda Antivirus Generic Malware
Rising Antivirus PE:Malware.BetterSurf!6.11BF
Symantec Trojan.Zbot
Vba32 AntiVirus AdWare.BetterSurf
VIPRE Antivirus Adware.Win32.Better.a (v)
F-Secure Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.125844
Qihoo-360 HEUR/Malware.QVM30.Gen
Bkav FE W32.RadicoO.Trojan
nProtect Adware.BetterSurf.F

Software Details

URL:
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Support:
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Installation path:
C:\Program Files\mediaviewerv1\mediaviewerv1alpha627
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\MediaViewerV1\MediaViewerV1alpha627\uninstall.exe
Size:
529.00 KB
Language:
English

Media Viewer Executable Details

Primary executable:
uninstall.exe
Name:
Media Viewer
Path:
C:\Program Files\mediaviewerv1\mediaviewerv1alpha627\uninstall.exe
MD5:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Media Viewer
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha1064.dll
7c2697c5cfcab4528163143da4b49a59
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha996.dll
d550652ba7e10f7b2383524a18965605
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha1822.dll
02b3ab314554232e0cb457d61f40550c
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha270.dll
1e4c3e4cfc09ea0541a4a0c2ed69160f
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha165.dll
f64b5df1add15edb8738a3dd1e0cce3b
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha1787.dll
05edc8990f9d18c82372f8c15f2950be
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha742.dll
d6612567c0f68487f824926349f53281
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha1657.dll
ab05ee2b3c45f903864d6a1bb18934d8
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha36.dll
380245b3b4b77d2ed6219749294dbaf5
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha596.dll
38240f09e42662d35832ed4ff284e635