MediaGet Virus - How to remove

MediaGet is a torrent client that is labeled as malicious by many antivirus programs. As you can see on this Virustotal.com page, it is considered to be adware, malicious, and riskware. Some of these detections are for no good reason other than because MediaGet is a torrent downloader. But there are a few other reasons, too.

The MediaGet torrent client has a browser hijacker component. It uses a Conduit-based search engine and toolbar that seeks to spy on its users and to display ads for them.

About MediaGet in short:

Threat type	Potentially unwanted program, browser
Problems with MediaGet	It may get installed without asking your permission, it changes browser settings, it enables risky behavior.
How it’s installed	Downloaded from its home page, downloaded from download sites, bundled with other programs.
How to remove MediaGet	Uninstall it manually from your programs and browser extensions, check for potentially unwanted programs (with Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others).

What makes MediaGet harmful

The torrent client could be used to spread malicious software

A couple of years ago, the MediaGet torrent client got update-poisoned by malicious actors. It was used to spread a crypto miner.

Interestingly, it’s not the only torrent client that was used to spread malware. The same happened to Download.studio. It’s not the fault of MediaGet, but it feeds into the idea that torrent clients can be used to spread malicious software.

MediaGet is flagged as malicious by antivirus scanners because, as a torrent client, it enables piracy. Piracy is risky – pirated media and software are sometimes infected with malware. Ransomware, adware, various trojans – they get included in pirated programs by malicious actors in an attempt to make money.

Sure, if you download a malicious file through MediaGet, it’s not MediaGet’s fault. Nevertheless, antivirus vendors don’t want to encourage piracy. So, they warn people to be very careful of MediaGet by labeling it as “Unwanted” and “Riskware”.

The hijacker changes browser settings

The MediaGet toolbar is a browser hijacker that belongs to the products of Conduit Ltd. Just like its predecessors, the MediaGet toolbar infiltrates computers bundled with other software, for example, free video players, which means that it usually gets installed on computers without their users’ permission.

The MediaGet toolbar replaces your default search provider and your new tab and home pages to Search.conduit.com. It overwrites the settings you had before, which can be really unpleasant, especially if you’re like me and you’ve meticulously crafted your home page and your new tab page to be useful to you (how to customize your new tab page).

In addition, it displays various advertisements and sponsored links on the start page and in search results. If you try making any search using the MediaGet toolbar, you will have a pretty frustrating experience. Besides, the toolbar can open new tabs in your browser with unknown websites that aren’t always trustworthy.

MediaGet gets bundled with other software

Both versions of MediaGet – the torrent client and the toolbar – may get installed on your computer without asking for your permission. They get bundled with other programs through the use of tools such as InstallCore that allow additional software to be included in installers.

This is enough to classify both versions of MediaGet as potentially unwanted programs. These are commercial, third-party tools whose purpose is to make money, usually by displaying ads to you. Such programs being installed without your consent is not good.

In addition, MediaGet is also distributed on such sites (for example, Softfamous) where it can be bundled with potentially unwanted programs, like Premier Opinion.

How to remove MediaGet

It is highly recommended to remove the MediaGet toolbar as soon as you detect it on your system. You can remove it from your browser manually or you can use an antivirus program.

The MediaGet torrent client has some uses (mostly for pirating), so if you downloaded and installed it intentionally (and you understand and accept the risks of pirating – legal problems, infected files, etc.), then there should be no problem in using it.

You can remove MediaGet manually:

• To remove MediaGet on Windows, go to Control Panel -> Add and Remove programs list or Settings -> Apps and features and remove MediaGet manually.
• On macOS, remove MediaGet by opening Finder -> Applications and dragging MediaGet to Trash.

You can also use an antivirus program, such as Spyhunter for Windows or Combo Cleaner for macOS. This would help you check for other potentially unwanted items on your device.

Afterward, check your browser settings – your search engine, new tab, and home page settings. Make sure they’re as you want them to be.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove unwanted toolbars manually

TopHow to remove MediaGet Virus virus from Internet Explorer:

How to remove MediaGet Virus virus from Internet Explorer (older versions):

• Click on the arrow on the right of the search box.
• Do the following: on IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, on IE7 click Change search defaults.
• Remove the MediaGet Toolbar from the list.

How to remove MediaGet Virus from IE 11:

• Click on the Settings icon (top right) → Manage Addons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to MediaGet Virus and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Select Search Providers.
  
• If any of these search providers is not available, follow “Find more search providers” in the bottom of the screen and install Google.
  
• Close the Options.
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Gear icon on the top right corner to open the Internet Explorer menu, select Internet options and choose General tab. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Apply.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MediaGet Toolbar, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Gear icon→Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset
• Select “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopHow To remove MediaGet Virus from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to MediaGet Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove MediaGet Virus from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything MediaGet Virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to MediaGet Toolbar, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove MediaGet Virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to MediaGet Virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.