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#Windows media player codec update flagged as a threat windows
%User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).) %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions. (Note: %Common Programs% is the folder that contains common program groups for all users, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.
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This Potentially Unwanted Application arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.