This Content Requires Media Player 12.7 Ads Removal Guide

“This Content Requires Media Player 12.7” Ads are pop-up notifications that promote an unspecified media player. “This Content Requires Media Player 12.7” Ads can be displayed on free file sharing websites or on any website by an adware program. One of the adware programs that display this type of advertisements is the Feven, which is installed as a browser add-on on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. When “This Content Requires Media Player 12.7” Ads are generated by free file sharing websites, all that you can do is ignore the pop-ups and avoid, most important, avoid browsing such websites. If your browsers are afflicted by some adware program, disregard various notifications offering to update computer programs and remove the very adware application from your PC.

“This Content Requires Media Player 12.7” Ads is a rather generic term because it also refers to advertisements that recommend installing some other version of the media program. For example, instead of version 12.7, you may be offered version 12.2. When you click on the Yes button, you are taken to a website whose URL start with nym1.ib.adnxs.com/clicks?. Soon you are taken to mirror8.net where you are provided with the notification “You need to install the video player”. Here the download of uplayermediaplayer-setup.exe starts automatically. After launching the downloaded file, which is signed by Full Spectrum Interactive, you are provided with the installer of uPlayer Media Player, which is bundled with various programs. Bear in mind that the bundled programs may vary depending on your location. You may be asked to install Optimizer Pro, which is a system optimization program, Conduit Search, which changes the settings of the browsers; Desktop Weather Alerts, or some other free programs or trial versions.

If you want to prevent browser hijacking, adware programs and other adverse consequences, you should ignore “This Content Requires Media Player 12.7” Ads and similar pop-ups. When you want to update your programs or install new ones, find their official websites and make sure that the program that you want to install is reliable. The media player promoted by “This Content Requires Media Player 12.7” Ads is a modified outdated version of the VLC media player.

The instructions below will help you uninstall uPlayer and other programs. If you want to get rid of a browser hijacker, adware programs or other unreliable programs, do not hesitate to implement a spyware removal tool. We recommend using SpyHunter because it can rid the browsers of browser hijackers and fully eliminate unreliable browser add-ons and software programs.

How to remove uPlayer and other unwanted programs

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Uninstall unwanted applications.

Windows XP

1. Click Start.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Remove uPlayer.

Windows 8

1. Press Win+R and type in control panel.
2. Click OK.
3. Select the Uninstall a program option.
4. Remove the unwanted application.