Mediaplex is a computer Virus that comes under the category of browser hijackers. When your computer is infected with this virus, it will change the default home page of your browser. It will then redirect it to a website that is adware-ridden. In case your computer is infected with the Mediaplex virus, you can remove Mediaplex it by uninstalling a few programs and changing the browser settings.
Instructions To Remove The Virus:
- On your computer, click the Start icon. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
- In the Control Panel window, choose the Programs and Features option or the Uninstall Program option.
- You can the list of all the applications that are installed on your computer in the next window that opens.
- You have to scan the list of applications and then locate the following three apps:
- WebCake
- BrowserDefender
- Delta Chrome Toolbar
- The roots of the Mediaplex virus are from the above three applications.
- Please highlight the name of the application (from the list of installed apps) and click on the Uninstall button. You can see this button at the top of the Programs and Features window.
- Perform the above steps, one at a time, for all the three apps.
- You can also uninstall the other apps and browser plug-ins that were installed without your knowledge. Such apps might have been installed on your computer by some other suspicious software.
You have now successfully remove Mediaplex virus from your computer.