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Media Performer
MediaPerformer.exe
Badware
Win32 (Windows XP, Vista/7, 8/8.1, Windows 10)
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari
Media Performer intrusion method
Media Performer installs on your PC along with free software. This method is called "bundled installation". Freeware offers you to install additional module (Media Performer). Then if you fail to decline the offer it starts hidden installation. Media Performer copies its file(s) to your hard disk. Its typical file name is MediaPerformer.exe. Sometimes it creates new startup key with name Media Performer and value MediaPerformer.exe. You can also find it in your processes list with name MediaPerformer.exe or Media Performer. Also, it can create folder with name Media Performer under C:\Program Files\ or C:\ProgramData. After installation Media Performer starts displaying ads, pop-ups, banners on your PC or in browsers. It is recommended to remove Media Performer immediately.
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How to remove Media Performer manually
This problem can be solved manually by deleting all registry keys and files connected with Media Performer, removing it from starup list and unregistering all corresponding DLLs. Additionally missing DLL's should be restored from distribution in case they are corrupted by Media Performer.
To get rid of Media Performer, you should:
1. Kill the following processes and delete the appropriate files:
- bass.dll
- Bass.Net.dll
- basscd.dll
- bassflac.dll
- bassmidi.dll
- basswma.dll
- bass_aac.dll
- bass_ac3.dll
- bass_fx.dll
- bass_vis.dll
- CG.FontCombo.dll
- config.ini
- CookComputing.XmlRpcV2.dll
- D3DApp.dll
- dotNetOutlineText.dll
- EncodingTools.dll
- PlayUtilities.dll
- D3DApp.dll
- liba52tofloat32_plugin.dll
- liba52tospdif_plugin.dll
- liba52_plugin.dll
- libaccess_bd_plugin.dll
- libaccess_directory_plugin.dll
- libaccess_fake_plugin.dll
- libaccess_file_plugin.dll
- libaccess_ftp_plugin.dll
- libaccess_http_plugin.dll
- libaccess_mms_plugin.dll
- libaccess_output_dummy_plugin.dll
- libaccess_output_file_plugin.dll
- libaccess_output_http_plugin.dll
- libaccess_output_rtmp_plugin.dll
- libaccess_output_shout_plugin.dll
- libaccess_output_udp_plugin.dll
- libaccess_realrtsp_plugin.dll
- libaccess_rtmp_plugin.dll
- libaccess_smb_plugin.dll
- libaccess_tcp_plugin.dll
- libaccess_udp_plugin.dll
- libadjust_plugin.dll
- libadpcm_plugin.dll
- libaes3_plugin.dll
- libaiff_plugin.dll
- libalphamask_plugin.dll
- libaout_directx_plugin.dll
- libaout_file_plugin.dll
- libaraw_plugin.dll
- libasf_plugin.dll
- libatmo_plugin.dll
- libaudioscrobbler_plugin.dll
- libaudio_format_plugin.dll
- libau_plugin.dll
- libavcodec_plugin.dll
- libavformat_plugin.dll
- libavi_plugin.dll
- libbandlimited_resampler_plugin.dll
- libbda_plugin.dll
- libblendbench_plugin.dll
- libblend_plugin.dll
- libbluescreen_plugin.dll
- libcaca_plugin.dll
- libcanvas_plugin.dll
- libcc_plugin.dll
- libcdda_plugin.dll
- libcdg_plugin.dll
- libchain_plugin.dll
- libclone_plugin.dll
- libcmml_plugin.dll
- libcolorthres_plugin.dll
- libconverter_fixed_plugin.dll
- libconverter_float_plugin.dll
- libcroppadd_plugin.dll
- libcrop_plugin.dll
- libcvdsub_plugin.dll
- libdeinterlace_plugin.dll
- libdemuxdump_plugin.dll
- libdemux_cdg_plugin.dll
- libdirac_plugin.dll
- libdirect3d_plugin.dll
- libdmo_plugin.dll
- libdolby_surround_decoder_plugin.dll
- libdrawable_plugin.dll
- libdshow_plugin.dll
- libdtstofloat32_plugin.dll
- libdtstospdif_plugin.dll
- libdts_plugin.dll
- libdummy_plugin.dll
- libdvbsub_plugin.dll
- libdvdnav_plugin.dll
- libdvdread_plugin.dll
- libequalizer_plugin.dll
- liberase_plugin.dll
- libes_plugin.dll
- libexport_plugin.dll
- libextract_plugin.dll
- libfaad_plugin.dll
- libfake_plugin.dll
- libflacsys_plugin.dll
- libflac_plugin.dll
- libfloat32_mixer_plugin.dll
- libfolder_plugin.dll
- libfreetype_plugin.dll
- libgaussianblur_plugin.dll
- libgestures_plugin.dll
- libglobalhotkeys_plugin.dll
- libglwin32_plugin.dll
- libgnutls_plugin.dll
- libgoom_plugin.dll
- libgradient_plugin.dll
- libgrain_plugin.dll
- libgrey_yuv_plugin.dll
- libh264_plugin.dll
- libheadphone_channel_mixer_plugin.dll
- libhotkeys_plugin.dll
- libhttp_plugin.dll
- libi420_rgb_mmx_plugin.dll
- libi420_rgb_plugin.dll
- libi420_rgb_sse2_plugin.dll
- libi420_ymga_mmx_plugin.dll
- libi420_ymga_plugin.dll
- libi420_yuy2_mmx_plugin.dll
- libi420_yuy2_plugin.dll
- libi420_yuy2_sse2_plugin.dll
- libi422_i420_plugin.dll
- libi422_yuy2_mmx_plugin.dll
- libi422_yuy2_plugin.dll
- libi422_yuy2_sse2_plugin.dll
- libinvert_plugin.dll
- libinvmem_plugin.dll
- libkate_plugin.dll
- liblibass_plugin.dll
- liblibmpeg2_plugin.dll
- liblinear_resampler_plugin.dll
- liblive555_plugin.dll
- liblogger_plugin.dll
- liblogo_plugin.dll
- liblpcm_plugin.dll
- liblua_plugin.dll
- libm4v_plugin.dll
- libmagnify_plugin.dll
- libmarq_plugin.dll
- libmemcpy3dn_plugin.dll
- libmemcpymmxext_plugin.dll
- libmemcpymmx_plugin.dll
- libmemcpy_plugin.dll
- libmjpeg_plugin.dll
- libmkv_plugin.dll
- libmod_plugin.dll
- libmono_plugin.dll
- libmosaic_plugin.dll
- libmotionblur_plugin.dll
- libmotiondetect_plugin.dll
- libmp4_plugin.dll
- libmpc_plugin.dll
- libmpeg_audio_plugin.dll
- libmpgatofixed32_plugin.dll
- libmpgv_plugin.dll
- libmsn_plugin.dll
- libmux_asf_plugin.dll
- libmux_avi_plugin.dll
- libmux_dummy_plugin.dll
- libmux_mp4_plugin.dll
- libmux_mpjpeg_plugin.dll
- libmux_ogg_plugin.dll
- libmux_ps_plugin.dll
- libmux_ts_plugin.dll
- libmux_wav_plugin.dll
- libnoise_plugin.dll
- libnormvol_plugin.dll
- libnsc_plugin.dll
- libnsv_plugin.dll
- libntservice_plugin.dll
- libnuv_plugin.dll
- libogg_plugin.dll
- libopengl_plugin.dll
- libosdmenu_plugin.dll
- libosd_parser_plugin.dll
- libpacketizer_copy_plugin.dll
- libpacketizer_dirac_plugin.dll
- libpacketizer_h264_plugin.dll
- libpacketizer_mlp_plugin.dll
- libpacketizer_mpeg4audio_plugin.dll
- libpacketizer_mpeg4video_plugin.dll
- libpacketizer_mpegvideo_plugin.dll
- libpacketizer_vc1_plugin.dll
- libpanoramix_plugin.dll
- libparam_eq_plugin.dll
- libplaylist_plugin.dll
- libpng_plugin.dll
- libpodcast_plugin.dll
- libportaudio_plugin.dll
- libpostproc_plugin.dll
- libpsychedelic_plugin.dll
- libps_plugin.dll
- libpuzzle_plugin.dll
- libpva_plugin.dll
- libquicktime_plugin.dll
- librawaud_plugin.dll
- librawdv_plugin.dll
- librawvideo_plugin.dll
- librawvid_plugin.dll
- librc_plugin.dll
- librealaudio_plugin.dll
- librealvideo_plugin.dll
- libreal_plugin.dll
- libremoteosd_plugin.dll
- libripple_plugin.dll
- librotate_plugin.dll
- librss_plugin.dll
- librtp_plugin.dll
- librv32_plugin.dll
- libsap_plugin.dll
- libscaletempo_plugin.dll
- libscale_plugin.dll
- libscene_plugin.dll
- libschroedinger_plugin.dll
- libscreen_plugin.dll
- libsdl_image_plugin.dll
- libsharpen_plugin.dll
- libshout_plugin.dll
- libshowintf_plugin.dll
- libsimple_channel_mixer_plugin.dll
- libsmf_plugin.dll
- libspatializer_plugin.dll
- libspdif_mixer_plugin.dll
- libspeex_plugin.dll
- libspudec_plugin.dll
- libstats_plugin.dll
- libstream_filter_rar_plugin.dll
- libstream_filter_record_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_autodel_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_bridge_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_description_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_display_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_dummy_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_duplicate_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_es_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_gather_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_mosaic_bridge_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_raop_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_record_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_rtp_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_standard_plugin.dll
- libstream_out_transcode_plugin.dll
- libsubsdec_plugin.dll
- libsubsusf_plugin.dll
- libsubtitle_plugin.dll
- libsvcdsub_plugin.dll
- libswscale_plugin.dll
- libt140_plugin.dll
- libtaglib_plugin.dll
- libtelnet_plugin.dll
- libtheora_plugin.dll
- libtransform_plugin.dll
- libtrivial_channel_mixer_plugin.dll
- libtrivial_mixer_plugin.dll
- libtrivial_resampler_plugin.dll
- libts_plugin.dll
- libtta_plugin.dll
- libtwolame_plugin.dll
- libty_plugin.dll
- libugly_resampler_plugin.dll
- libvc1_plugin.dll
- libvcd_plugin.dll
- libvisual_plugin.dll
- libvmem_plugin.dll
- libvobsub_plugin.dll
- libvoc_plugin.dll
- libvod_rtsp_plugin.dll
- libvorbis_plugin.dll
- libvout_directx_plugin.dll
- libwall_plugin.dll
- libwaveout_plugin.dll
- libwave_plugin.dll
- libwav_plugin.dll
- libwingdi_plugin.dll
- libx264_plugin.dll
- libxa_plugin.dll
- libxml_plugin.dll
- libxtag_plugin.dll
- libyuvp_plugin.dll
- libyuv_plugin.dll
- libyuy2_i420_plugin.dll
- libyuy2_i422_plugin.dll
- libzip_plugin.dll
- libzvbi_plugin.dll
- Playlist.com.kantaris
- PlayUtilities.dll
- PluginControl.dll
- Trailers.kantaris
- PsdFile.dll
- Uninstall.lnk
- MediaPerformer.lnk
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2. Delete the following malicious folders:
- %PROGRAMFILES%\MediaPerformer\
- %COMMON_APPDATA%\IBUpdaterService\
- C:\Users\All Users\IBUpdaterService\
- %PROGRAMS% \MediaPerformer\
- %APPDATA%\KantarisMP\
- %APPDATA%\KantarisMP\Performer Player\
3. Delete the following malicious registry entries and\or values:
- Key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\MediaPerformer.exe
- Key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MediaPerformer
Warning: if value is listed for some registry entries, you should only clear these values and leave keys with such values untouched. We recommend you to use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool for safe problem solution.
Uninstall Media Performer related programs from Control Panel
We recommend you to check list of installed programs and search for Media Performer entry or other unknown and suspicious programs. Below are instructions for different version if Windows. In some cases adware programs are protected by malicious service or process and it will not allow you to uninstall it. If Media Performer won't uninstall or gives you error message that you do not have sufficient rights to do this perform below instructions in Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking or use WiperSoft Antispyware Malware Remediation Tool.
Windows 10
Click on the Start menu and choose Settings
Then click on System and choose Apps & Features in the left column
Find Media Performer under in the list and click Uninstall button near it.
Confirm by clicking Uninstall button in opened window if necessary.
Windows 8/8.1
Right click on the bottom left corner of the screen (while on your desktop)
In the menu choose Control Panel
Click Uninstall a program under Programs and Features.
Locate Media Performer or other related suspicious program.
Click Uninstall button.
Wait until uninstall process is complete.
Windows 7/Vista
Click Start and choose Control Panel.
Choose Programs and Features and Uninstall a program.
In the list of installed programs find Media Performer
Click Uninstall button.
Windows XP
Click Start
In the menu choose Control Panel
Choose Add / Remove Programs.
Find Media Performer related entries.
Click Remove button.
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