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Beware of Fake and Malicious Media Player Update Advertisements

Updated: May 26, 2014 2014-05-26T14:45:46 -
Posted: July 24, 2013 2013-07-24T08:58:04
Views: 40,107
Comments: 8

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If you are browsing the internet and come across any advertisements asking you to update or upgrade your media player, please do not click on them. These are fake advertisements that will attempt to trick you into downloading malicious and Potentially Unwanted Programs.

Please continue reading below.

Potentially Unwanted Programs or PUPs are similar to viruses, spyware, and other malware, but unlike these malicious programs, these Potentially Unwanted Programs are given permission to be installed by a user.

After installing and determining the true purpose of these programs, the user will then try to remove them after his/her computer starts to slow down and display annoying pop-up advertisements.

A List of Fake and Malicious Advertisements

Your system doesn't support this video file. Click here to get the plugin

Media Player Update

This content requires Media Player 12.7. Would you like to install it now?

HD Player is missing: Install Best HD TV Player

To remove PUPs from your computer, you may use the two very effective PUPs removal software listed below:

AdwCleaner: click here to learn more about this software.
Avast Browser Clean: click here to learn more about this software.

You may also see fake advertisements asking you to upgrade or update your Flash player. Click here to read more.

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Posted: Apr 7, 2015 at 9:08 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Harvard, Massachusetts, United States
"HD Player is missing: Install Best HD TV Player Ad"

This popped up on the http://nowwatchtvlive .me/ site. Beware.
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Posted: Dec 12, 2014 at 9:48 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Tacoma, Washington, United States
Microsoft could solve this problem by provide a way to check which version is currently installed. There is no entry in the list of programs for Media Player or flash player.
There is no Help button in the Media Player bar to check the version that is running.
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- Posted: Dec 12, 2014 at 10:12 AM by info
  All these programs will automatically tell you when there is an update and will prompt you to download and install.
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Posted: Feb 7, 2014 at 9:22 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
I also got the notice that I need to download 'Java HD'. Looks like another scam. Thanks for posting this!
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Posted: Nov 2, 2013 at 11:48 PM by an anonymous user from or near: White Plains, New York, United States
Why does this keep popping up? EVEN ON THIS WINDOW! How do I make them stop appearing?
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Posted: Sep 4, 2013 at 2:12 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Creston, Iowa, United States
Never ever update via a notice that pops up! If you believe that you might actually need to update go to your media player's actual websight to do so just to be safe.
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Posted: Aug 25, 2013 at 1:28 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Fairfax, Virginia, United States
How do I stop these things from shoving themselves into my face every minute? Please advise! Thanks.
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Posted: Aug 18, 2013 at 6:57 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Whitestone, England, United Kingdom
I have seen all of the last three messages listed above. They were displayed by a streaming TV service that was offering free access to subscription-only channels (and thus illegal). Fortunately, my BS shields were on full power and I declined the offer, then found this page. Dodged a bullet there.
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