What is Please Install Hd Video Player popup?
Please Install Hd Video Player popup is a deceptive message that offers you to install an HD video player to view 1080i definition video files and much more. However, we have a reason to believe that this pop-up is fake and can get your computer infected with adware, browser hijackers or even highly malicious programs such as ransomware and Trojans. Therefore, you need to remove whatever is showing you this pop-up. Unfortunately, however, we are still unable to pinpoint the particular programs that show you this pop-up, but there might be more than one program.
Where does Please Install Hd Video Player popup come from?
The fact of the matter is that there is no information about where this pop-up comes from and how it is distributed. Nevertheless, based on experience with similar pop-ups, our malware analysts say that this particular popup may come bundled with adware or potentially unwanted programs that show it in your web browser when such programs are installed on your PC. The malicious and potentially unwanted programs themselves are usually distributed on shady freeware sharing websites or on an incognito website that is promoted via banners and coupons on other suspicious websites. Basically, this pop-up can come from various malicious sources that are aware of each other and promote each other’s malicious content. Therefore, remember always to select advanced or custom installation settings whenever you are given the opportunity to deselect all undesirable programs, if available.
What does Please Install Hd Video Player popup do?
Please Install Hd Video Player popup is shown to you in your browser. The program that shows this pop-up might open your browser automatically and load the URL of this pop-up. This pop-up is hosted on http://www.mybestappdownloads{.}com/206/v0/index.html, http://www.topgreatfreedownloads{.}com/206/v0/index.html, http://www.updateflashplayer{.}info, and http://www.bestdownloads4free{.}com/207/v0/index.html. Once loaded, you will notice that it bears a striking resemblance to Adobe Flash Player. The site has a medium gray background and a similar theme. It recommends that you install HD Video Player that is of course non-existent. Still, the text on the site claims that it will allow you to view 1080i resolution files as well as many other known video types such as .AVI, .MOV, .MP4, and WMW. However, you might not only the HD Video Play that is next to useless but also some adware programs accompanied by a browser hijacker, so whatever is rendering this pop-up on your PC needs to be removed. HD Video Play is not even a good video player. Researchers say that it is primitive and simplistic and you should not use it.
It is obvious that that Please Install Hd Video Player popup is part of a larger web monetization scheme promoting adware-type programs that promote other content that generates revenue. As a result, the owners of this pop-up also get a piece of the pie for promoting whatever video player bundled with adware it promotes. It is all about making money, so do not expect this pop-up to recommend you something useful. Therefore, we suggest that you get rid of it to keep your computer safe and secure.
How do I remove Please Install Hd Video Player popup?
In concussion, Please Install Hd Video Player popup is a malicious pop-up shown by either an adware or potentially unwanted program. It can promote an unreliable and useless video player bundled with adware and a browser hijacker. Therefore, we regard it as unreliable as it can lead to your computer’s security becoming compromised and recommend that you remove it. We also suggest that you scan your PC with an anti-malware program to ensure that it is malware free. We recommend using SpyHunter’s free scanner to detect this program and then got to where the malware is placed and deleting it manually.
Find and remove malware
- Go to http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/download-sph
- Download Spy-Hunter-Installer.exe and run it.
- Run the installed application.
- Select Scan Computer Now!
- After scanning, copy the file path of them malware
- Press Win+E keys.
- Enter the file path of the malware in the File Explorer’s address box and hit Enter.
- Right-click the malicious file and click Delete.
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