Media Update Description:

MediaUpdate is an IE Browser Helper Object that monitors pages you view and opens or redirects to advertising.

MediaUpdate/012 and MediaUpdate/020 ; two versions of the same software controlled by media-update.com.

MediaUpdate/022 is a newer version controlled by stop-pops.com.

Also known as: DoubleAgent, or Movie-Viewer (020 variant), after internal object names. MedUp, after its filename. The 022 variant is known as SafeSurfing after the program it is distributed as part of.

Media UpdateAutomatic Removal:

Using Spyware Doctor to detect and remove Media Update AUTOMATICALLY!

Media Update Manual Removal:

Open the registry (click 'Start', choose 'Run' and enter 'regedit'), and find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the 'UpdateMedia' entry (012 and 020 variants) or 'SafeSurfingUpdate' (022 variant).

Now open a DOS command prompt window (from Start->Programs->Accessories), and enter the following commands (for the 012 variant):

Or, for the 020 variant:

Or, for the 022 variant:

Restart the computer and you should be able to delete the file 'medup012.dll' (012 variant), 'medup020.dll' (020 variant) or 'ssurf022.dll' (022 variant) in the System folder. (The System folder can be found inside the Windows folder; it is called 'System32' on Windows NT/2000/XP, or just 'System' on Windows 95/98/Me.) You can also delete the 'MediaUpdate' folder in Program Files with the 012 and 020 variants.

You can also delete the subkey 'Invictus' (012, 020 variants) or 'SafeSurfing' (022 variant) in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software to clean up if you like.

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