[Spyware, Viruses, & Security] DANGER!!. GOM Player Program Came With Trojans (Worms)

[Javvee]

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I have downloaded a "GOM player" ....

And two Trojans (Worms) came hidden
in the GOM program file.

Partial "Ad-Aware Scan-Log", follows:

Logfile created: Sep-25-16 18:00:02
Ad-Aware version: 8.3.055
Extended engine: 3.1.606
Extended engine version: 3.1.2770

User performing scan: SYSTEM-Removed items:

Description: c:\program files\gretech\gomplayer/gomwiz.exe ​

Family Name: Win32.Worm.Viking.​

C Engine: 1 Clean status: Success Item ID: 0 Family
ID: 0 MD5: 016de0faab44ce1bf646003213a88155

Description: c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu
programs\gom player\gom wizard.lnk​

Family Name: Win32.Worm.Viking Engine: 1​

Clean status: Success Item ID: 0 Family
ID: 1075 MD5:12dbdb7c1a8b45737ca1175ec4844760

Scan and cleaning complete:
Finished correctly after 9296 seconds.

Some programs are free on Windows
and brings very unpleasant surprises.

This program takes 2 fucking worms
Called .... "Viking".​

Please .... keep ALWAYS .... the
computer clean.​

 

[Casshern2]

What is that player used for?

 

[kharo88]

What is that player used for?

I think it used to be required to watch GOM TV back in like... I don't know, 2010? I actually used it then to watch some StarCraft Brood War, so that's nice... No idea what it's used for nowadays, but I guess it's just like any other media player.

Also, this reminds me of those phones with pre-installed spyware. Damned spyware everywhere.