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MediaPerformer

What is MediaPerformer?  (from PerformerSoft)

The Ultimate Media Player, also known as MediaPerformer, is the only media player you need for the sharpest, cleanest, most vivid video playback. The player supports all key video formats, DVDs, audio files, image files and even accesses ISO files without needing to unpack them. You say it, and Media Performer will pr...  Read more

Overview

MediaPerformer is a software program developed by PerformerSoft. The primary executable is named mediaperformer.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 28 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 81% of users of MediaPerformer come from the United States, it is also popular in Philippines and Canada.
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Known to include offers within the setup
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in MediaPerformer.
bass_fx.dll (929a7372d93b0418520f4aa8cd9fa6f1) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4613 HW32.CDB
The Hacker 6.8.0.12.338 Posible_Worm32
MediaPerformer has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: MediaPerformer
URL: www.performersoft.com/media-performer.php
Help link: performersoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\mediaperformer
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\MediaPerformer\uninstall.exe

Program filesFiles installed by MediaPerformer

Program executable:mediaperformer.exe
Name:Performer Player
Path:C:\Program Files\mediaperformer\mediaperformer.exe
MD5:0bfb237a5eff7adbb46ef625d25a7852
Additional files:
  • Newtonsoft.Json.Net20.dll (by Newtonsoft) - Newtonsoft Json.NET (Newtonsoft Json.NET .NET 2.0)
  • EncodingTools.dll - EncodingTools
  • MediaInfo.dll (by http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net) - MediaInfoLib (Library for read info about media files)
  • CookComputing.XmlRpcV2.dll (by Cook Computing) - XML-RPC.Net (XML-RPC.NET)
  • ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll (by ICSharpCode.net) - #ZipLibrary (SharpZipLib for .NET Framework 2.0)
  • Bass.Net.dll (by TEN53) - BASS.NET (BASS.NET API for .Net 2.0)
  • bass_aac.dll (by MaresWEB) - BASS_AAC (Advanced Audio Coding and MPEG-4 add-on for the BASS library)
  • bass_ac3.dll (by MaresWEB) - BASS_AC3 (Dolby Digital AC-3 add-on for the BASS library)
  • bass_vis.dll - BassVis
  • PsdFile.dll - PsdFile
  • bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
  • (Malware detected) bass_fx.dll (by (: JOBnik! :) [Arthur Aminov, ISRAEL]) - BASS_FX
  • basscd.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASSCD
  • bassflac.dll - BASSFLAC
  • bassmidi.dll - BASSMIDI
  • basswma.dll - BASSWMA
  • CG.FontCombo.dll (by CodeGator) - CG.FontCombo
  • D3DApp.dll
  • dotNetOutlineText.dll
  • Freedb.dll
  • libvlc.dll
  • libvlccore.dll (by the VideoLAN Team) - VLC media player
  • uninstall.exe
  • unrar.dll

How do I remove MediaPerformer?

You can uninstall MediaPerformer from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program MediaPerformer, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove MediaPerformer.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win 10 13%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 72%
Keep it 28%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
295.53
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.50%
Windows XP 12.50%
Windows Vista 12.50%
Windows 10 12.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 62.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.50%
Windows 8 Pro 12.50%
Windows Vista Business 12.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

81.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 81.25%
  Philippines 12.50%
  Canada 6.25%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 37.50%
Acer 25.00%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
ASUS 12.50%
Common models
Hewlett-Packard p7-1236s 14.29%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 14.29%
eMachines EL1333G 14.29%
Dell OptiPlex 745 ... 14.29%
Dell Inspiron N5110 14.29%
Dell Dimension C521 14.29%

About PerformerSoft

PerformerSoft products bundle one or more of the following potentially unwanted software programs including Babylon Toolbar from Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer browsers, Searchcore Toolbar, DealFinder add-on, PriceGong, Findamo, and many others.
Publisher URL: www.performersoft.com

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