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
MediaViewerV1alpha1160.dll
169a96ff5b0e3305c32a3a9e72558f9f
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha949.dll
12ea5ef9cdd3537da0f32e9227a7e804
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha153.dll
5be752ddadd632d6b9d128ffc1d39a4d
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha1967.dll
b96ed97e6942947b1fa54a3515efca77
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha4504.dll
d1ffbe26db821d22bf786f197b1a6f9d
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha868.dll
620617226eeddcbf9a68783e13794603
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha605.dll
44af0cf73b06aba6e05db1b5707c5861
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha6039.dll
667a58cc861749398f1e401e173a496b
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha4906.dll
d0b90da6a31d77175d45b1ca1458dd73
DLL
MediaViewerV1alpha6427.dll
d48ae41970b64384688366a3a0add3ed