Media Player Packages
from installCore
What is Media Player Packages?
Media Player Packages uses the InstallCore Click run software which is an installer that bundles legitimate applications that may also offer additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. Such third party applications are typically installed onto users’ computers by default, but also include an option to ‘opt-out’ during or after the installation process. Typical bundled installs include DealPly as well as other potentially unwanted programs.
About (from installCore)
Media Player Packages is a free simple to install package of codecs used for playing back movie and music files. After installation you will be able to play 99.9% of files through your media player, along with XCDs, VCDs, and SVCDs. Additional file associations are applied to make Windows Media Player play BDMV (unencr... Read more
Overview
The primary executable is named uninstaller.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 33 files and is usually about 1.06 MB (1,114,624 bytes). The installed file appupdatercommon.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
- Malware detected in the program
- Known to reinstall itself
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- 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 Media Player Packages.
| uninstaller.exe (171a88a7d490d1cd9f5a1401f8bc3415) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.105.176 |
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14126 |
Trojan.Win32.Agent.peo |
| Comodo Security |
17038 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.026 |
Trojan.Packed.194 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.8869 |
a variant of Win32/InstallCore.AZ |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/InstallCore.W2.gen |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.14124 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic.14BE36BF |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
22042 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Media Player Packages has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\media player packages
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\MEDIAP~1\UninstallPackages\Uninstall.exe /Uninstall /NM="Media Player Packages"
Estimated size: 1.06 MB
Files installed by Media Player Packages
| Program executable: | uninstaller.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Internet application |
| Internet application Setup |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\media player packages\uninstaller.exe |
| MD5: | 171a88a7d490d1cd9f5a1401f8bc3415 |
Additional files:
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1394.dll (by PC-Doctor) - PC-Doctor for Windows (PC-Doctor Module)
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1394Info.dll (by PC-Doctor)
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applauncher.exe
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appupdatercommon.dll - appupdatercommon
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Asapi.dll
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asapicsharp.dll
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Ata.dll
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AtaInfo.dll
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Audio.dll
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Battery.dll
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BatteryInfo.dll
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boost-serialization.dll
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Bugcheck.dll
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CEGUIBase-0.dll
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CEGUICoreWindowRendererSet.dll
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CEGUIFreeImageImageCodec.dll
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CEGUIOgreRenderer-0.dll
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CEGUITinyXMLParser.dll
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ClientRecordManager.dll
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CommandLine.dll
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Common.dll
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CSharpCommon.dll
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Csmi.dll
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cudart.dll (by NVIDIA) - NVIDIA CUDA 2.3 Runtime (NVIDIA CUDA Runtime, Version 2.3)
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CudaTest.dll
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D3DCompiler_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
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d3dx10_43.dll (by Microsoft) - Direct3D 10.1 Extensions
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d3dx11_43.dll
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d3dx9_43.dll - Direct3D 9 Extensions
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Dapi5.dll
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DataStore.dll
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DataStoreCSharp.dll
How do I remove Media Player Packages?
You can uninstall Media Player Packages from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Media Player Packages, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Media Player Packages.
- 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) 54%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #11,133
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
57.45% |
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| Windows 10 |
24.01% |
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| Windows XP |
10.93% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.62% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.72% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.52% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.02% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.35% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.35% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.01% |
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Geography
47.47% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
47.47% |
| Russia |
7.52% |
| Brazil |
7.39% |
| France |
5.34% |
| Germany |
4.65% |
| Italy |
4.65% |
| Netherlands |
3.69% |
| India |
3.42% |
| United Kingdom |
2.60% |
| Spain |
2.19% |
| Belgium |
1.92% |
| Turkey |
1.78% |
| Thailand |
0.82% |
| Argentina |
0.82% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.95% |
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| Dell |
19.25% |
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| Acer |
17.11% |
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| ASUS |
7.22% |
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| Toshiba |
5.35% |
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| Lenovo |
5.08% |
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| Samsung |
5.08% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.55% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.41% |
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| Intel |
2.14% |
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| MSI |
1.07% |
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| Sahara |
0.80% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.82% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.82% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
3.01% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.01% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.41% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.41% |
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