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MediaPlayerVideoz

Posted: October 16, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 17,225
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 1,689
First Seen: October 16, 2015
Last Seen: August 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Although you have the power to choose among hundreds of media players when you want to watch video files, MediaPlayerVideoz is not the recommended solution. This software is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), and its effects on your PC may be negative. The first aspect that speaks negatively concerns to its distribution strategy. The developers of this dubious application, who remain unnamed, have not bothered themselves with the effort to create a helpful official page. Instead, they prefer to include their product into the installation files of third-party freeware. This method, which the experts call 'bundling,' is efficient but questionable: unless you perform the setup process through the 'Advanced' guide and deselect the suggested additions, you may agree to install MediaPlayerVideoz unwillingly. Some corrupt sites also may promote it in a misleading manner. They may claim your video player is outdated, and you need to download a reliable newer version. However, once this PUP enters, it may cause a series of adverse modifications to Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The unreliable software may be able to interfere with the performance of your browsers because it may attach to them in the form of an extension. The first change you may notice when you launch any of your web clients is a start page that you didn't set manually. It may be a low-quality search site that may display inaccurate results to transfer you to partner sites. MediaPlayerVideoz also may overwhelm you with large quantities of pop-ups, banners, animations and targeted videos. Some of these commercial materials may load unsafe sites, so you should avoid them. The ads also may cause some occasional freezes and crashes. Since you have no reason to keep MediaPlayerVideoz on your PC, you should use credible security software to delete it.

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