Fake and Malicious Media Player Update Advertisements
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.
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
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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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Note: Some of the information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.