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What is MVPlayer?

MVPlayer (developed by Fresh Applications) may seem to be a legitimate and useful media player supporting many video and audio formats, however, this application is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

MVPlayer is mostly distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling', and therefore, users often inadvertently install this bogus app. Bundling is a way to stealthily install additional apps together with regular software, and therefore, MVPlayer is often distributed with free software downloadable on freeware download websites.

After infiltration on Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox), MVPlayer delivers intrusive online advertisements including banners, pop-ups, pop-unders, interstitial, and in-text ads. Be aware that ads generated by this app will potentially redirect to untrusted websites that may contain infectious content, thereby causing high-risk computer infections.

Additionally, MVPlayer is developed to continually monitor users' Internet browsing activity and gather various software and hardware information. The types of collected data include visited websites, activity on those sites, browsing history, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses (to determine users' geo-locations), etc.

Note that this collected information may contain personally identifiable details, and therefore, having this application installed on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft.

MVPlayer is similar to hundreds of other regular adware-type applications such as PriceLess, Razor Web, and Visadd - these promise to enable useful functions, however, as with MVPlayer, none provide any real value - their purpose is to generate revenue by the display of intrusive online advertisements and sharing collected data with third parties.

MVPlayer is often distributed on freeware download websites such as soft32.com, softonic.com, downloads.com, etc. These sites monetize their traffic and free services via small programs called 'download managers', which offer installation of additional apps together with the chosen software.

Although these apps are presented as 'legitimate and virus-free', most are categorized as adware or malware. This type of computer infection can be avoided by closely analysing each step of the free software download procedure and clicking 'Decline' if any offers to install third party applications appear.

Furthermore, programs downloaded from the Internet should be installed using the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' options - this will reveal any hidden applications listed for installation and allow you to decline them. If you have installed MVPlayer, the following guide will help you to remove this PUP from your system.

MVPlayer adware installer set-up:

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Quick menu:

• What is MVPlayer?
• STEP 1. Uninstall MVPlayer application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove MVPlayer adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove MVPlayer ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by MVPlayer' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove MVPlayer ads from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

MVPlayer adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "MVPlayer", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes MVPlayer ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove MVPlayer adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, MVPlayer did not install its browser plug-ins on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, however, it was bundled with other adware. Therefore, you are advised to remove all potentially unwanted browser add-ons from your Internet browsers.

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the mvplayer adware, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the mvplayer adware, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with mvplayer adware removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the mvplayer adware, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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