Have you heard of the latest threat to all PC users? Adware.LivePlayer is next up on the list of unwanted computer files.

Adware.LivePlayer is an Adware infection, which enters into a computer system covertly, without any knowledge or consent from the system user. The main aim of Adware.LivePlayer is to ensure Live-Player is installed onto the infected computer system.

Adware.LivePlayer makes use of a variety of tactics to ensure the user of the affected system will download a fake video codec from Live-Player. What Adware.LivePlayer will do is bombard the user’s system with fake adverts, all related to Live-Player, and will continue to do so, until it triggers the fake codec download. Any fake codec is potentially dangerous to any system, as these types of files may actually be a malware application, designed with the sole intent of carrying out its harmful functionality.

Adware.LivePlayer, also referred to as Adware.Win32.LivePlayer tends to not only display annoying Live-Player advertisements, but is also highly capable of tracking online habits of the system’s user.

One can sum Adware.LivePlayer up as follows: it is a potentially unwanted application, which may prove to be harmful, especially if its modus operandi is to covertly enter into the computer system.

Adware.LivePlayer may also redirect the user’s internet browser to its affiliated website: www.live-player.com. This website is designed to ensure the user’s system is infiltrated by its nefarious and fake video codec files.

So, what should you do if you suspect your system has been endangered by this dubious application? There are a few symptoms your system may be displaying, which are telltale signs of infections.
Adware.LivePlayer’s properties are as follows
- Changes browser settings
- Shows commercial advertisements
- Connects to the internet without any consent from the user
- Stay resident in the background of the system

If you are still not sure, you should make use of a legitimate and trustworthy spyware detection tool. You will then probably need to manually remove the parasite from the system, should it be present within.


For manual removal instructions, read on:

1. Temporarily disable System Restore
2. Update the virus definitions
3. Reboot your computer in Safe Mode
4. Stop Live-Player.exe; double click on it to uninstall the virus files program.
5. Follow the step-y-step screen instructions to complete the uninstalling of Adware.LivePlayer
6. Delete/Modify values added to the registry related to Adware.LivePlayer. Exit registry editor and restart your computer
7. Delete all infected files
8. Delete all your temporary files
9. Use an anti-spyware program and run a full computer system scan to be sure that the parasite and its components are removed from your system.

The most important thing to remember is that Adware.LivePlayer is not a program to be trusted. Refrain from downloading anything affiliated with Adware.LivePlayer; it may just save the integrity of your computer system if you do so.