‘The Installation of Media Player 12.2 Update’ Pop-up

The 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up is an attack that installs unwanted or threatening software onto your computer. While legitimate media player updates also may be installed, any reputable software installed through the 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up is a means of concealing this pop-up's real payload. Like all unusual download requests, contact with a 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up is a good justification for scanning your PC that can identify and delete any automatically-installed, problematic software.

When Modding a Game Turns into Modding Your Browser

The 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up is a generic tactic that has seen recent use in campaigns circulated through compromised advertising networks. Malware analysts noticed 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up associated with a compromised advertisement network: Nexusmods.com, a legitimate gaming modification site also known for its poor reputation in advertising affiliates. PC users who browsed the site without protection suffered from some kinds of attacks that automatically installed adware, of a nature yet to be determined by malware experts.

The adware, itself, continued to generate additional attacks through a recurring 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up. Whether this second attack was deliberate or incidental (the result of another advertisement network's compromise) is still being investigated. Affected computer user found their browsers loaded the 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up on unrelated websites automatically, in an attempt to install a second package of unwanted software.

In its latest format, the 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up only is seen on the Chrome browser. However, other attacks using a 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up may be implemented in virtually any brand of browser, such as Internet Explorer or Safari. In some cases, the 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up may accompany browser hijackings or attempts to redirect you to other sites.

The Required Cure for a 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' Pop-Up

The 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up and other fraudulent updates are common tactics that may assault PC users browsing piracy sites, pornography websites or disreputable file hosts. These sites also include fake movie websites that may lure in traffic with promised video content, and then display a 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up that installs threatening software. However, its vague brand name and poor description should make it relatively obvious that the 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up is not a legitimate software update.

Due to the potential for its involvement in automatic threat installations, scanning any PC exposed to the 'This content requires Media Player 12.2 Update' pop-up is a useful security procedure. In cases of the involvement of adware programs, such as the previously-mentioned Nexusmods.com attacks, tools specialized in removing adware also should be put to use.

If there is a motive that requires an update for a media player or media-related software, visiting an official, reputable source for that software always should be your first recourse. No circumstance ever should call for installing 'patches' from unknown websites.