What is Player.exe?

Player.exe is part of player according to the Player.exe version information.

Player.exe is digitally signed by OUTBROWSE.

Player.exe is usually located in the 'C:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Player.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Player.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameplayer
Product version1.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameplayer
Product version1.0

Digital signatures [?]

Player.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameOUTBROWSE
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number00a5f03c3a375c11fd6c1c160ee8bff923

VirusTotal report

11 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Player.exe file. That's a 20% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Antiy-AVL Riskware[:not-a-virus]/Win32.OutBrowse.g
AVG Generic.853
AVware OutBrowse (fs)
DrWeb Adware.Downware.2081
GData Win32.Application.Outbrowse.E
K7AntiVirus Unwanted-Program ( 0040f8191 )
K7GW Unwanted-Program ( 0040f8191 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse.g
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
Sophos OutBrowse Revenyou
VIPRE OutBrowse (fs)
11 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the Player.exe file.

Player.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Player.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Player.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Player.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Player.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Player.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Player.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\downloads\Player.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Player.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Player.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Player.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Player.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Player.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57ee8082d1cdb2b86a3a1e4316ad9c1bb
SHA25650290844402e13e70767e00961a1d1b27559c56739e6c6c5bb146d3caa265c89

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to player.exe:

player.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

player.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

player.exe has stopped working.

End Program - player.exe. This program is not responding.

player.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

player.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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