How to Get Rid of MediaPlayerZ Popups - Remove MediaPlayerZ

MediaPlayerZ is categorized as a PUP (potentially unwanted program) , since it shows a large number of pop-up ads to your browsers by posing as the Windows Media Player Classic. Thus, it it wise to get rid of it from your computer because the products it displaying on your browsers is risky and harmful. Clicking on the links or ads may lead to pesky websites containing a lot of malware or viruses.


As MediaPlayerZ getting inside, it will hijack all of your browsers and take the place of the default homepage and do redirections to the web pages you are browsing. What's worse, your confidential data may be monitored and sent to the third parties to generate ads basing on your online activities. That is to say, you will face not only data loss but also security loss.

How to Avoid MediaPlayerZ from damaging your computer?

Run a powerful and effective antivirus program  and keep it up to date.

Never visit malicious websites that may have lots of viruses.

Choose Advanced and Custom installation options when adding free downloads.

 Never click or open spam attachments or unwanted email from strangers.

Chapters to get rid of MediaPlayerZ

Chapter one: Get rid of MediaPlayerZ manually

1) Backup Reminder: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

2) Stop the associated processes of MediaPlayerZ:
(Right-click the taskbar,choose Start Task Manager)

3) Delete the associated files of MediaPlayerZ:

%AppData%\<random>.exe
%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

4) Get rid of the related registry entries of MediaPlayerZ:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Settings
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Associations "LowRiskFileTypes"=".zip;.rar;.nfo;.txt;.exe;.bat;.com;.cmd;.reg;.msi;.htm;.html;.gif;.bmp;.jpg;.avi;.mpg;.mpeg;.mov;.mp3;.m3u;.wav;"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments "SaveZoneInformation"=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msseces.exe "Debugger"="svchost.exe"

Chatter two：Remove MediaPlayerZ automatically

Step One: Install SpyHunter

1) Download SpyHunter here or click the below button to download the file.

2) Double click on SpyHunter-Installer.exe to install the program.

3) After the installation, click Finish.

Step Two: Fix all the detected threats with SpyHunter

1) Open SpyHunter and click Scan Computer Now to allow the program to start a scan on your computer.

2) SpyHunter will now start scanning your computer as shown below.

3) When the scan is completed, all the threats in your computer are successfully detected. Click Select All and then click Remove button to uninstall it.

Step Three: Optimize Your PC


If you want to speed up the performance of your computer, remove your privacy items produced by online searches, delete junk files and uninstall malware, you are advised to have a reliable optimizer such as TuneUp Utilities, Advanced SystemCare, RegCure Pro and 360Amigo System Speedup. Here takes RegCure Pro as an example.
1) Download RegCure Pro here or click the below button to download the file.

2) Run the RegCureProSetup Application and click the Yes button to install the program step by step.

3) When the program is successfully installed, double click on its desktop shortcut to open it. On the Overview tab, check all the scan settings and then click on the Click to Start Scan button to run a system scan on your computer. The first system scan will take some time, please be patient.

The screenshot of the system scan progress is shown below.

4) When the system scan is done, click on Fix All button to completely remove all the performance problems in your computer.

Reminder: SpyHunter is a legitimate and effective antivirus program that can give your PC real-time protection. You can download SpyHunter here and run a scan on your computer after its installation is complete. RegCurePro is professional in optimizing your system so that you can study,work or enjoy yourself on the computer without any interruption.