RichVideoCodec ( Or Voipwet.MediaStarCodec) is a fake video codec in order to view porn videos on certain websites. Once Inside, RichVideoCodec downloads and installs additional malware on the user’s machine.
Risk Level : Very High ( Dangerous )
Note :- To safely & quickly detect RichVideoCodec, We highly recommend you to use the Removal Tool for RichVideoCodec.
Download – Removal Tool for RichVideoCodec
Symptoms of Rich Video Codec
Pop up balloon warning messages claiming that your PC is infected.
- "Critical System Error",
- "Your computer is infected",
- Hijacked homepage to obscure webpage.
- Flashing icons appear on your system tray (Near of your system clock).
Manual Removal Process: ( How to get rid of RichVideoCodec )
Search and kill the following processes (Learn Here)
richvideocodec.exe, richvideocodec.ocx
Remove RichVideoCodec files & dlls files (Learn Here)
richvideocodec.ocx,
richvideocodec.exe
richvideocodec.dll
RichVideoCodec
Remove/Modify corrupt Registry Entries (Learn Here)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RichVideoCodec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\RichVideoCodec.DLL
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\
{A85A2972-D35F-4089-86AE-83DFEF054E23}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\
{35DA02A8-1D27-43EB-8088-3210521AA154}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\
{4B2DBC9D-7D49-48F4-8DDC-1B15415FF253}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\
{926A61C9-5C20-4583-ACA7-ACE21088816E}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\
{11446072-F8F2-4C03-8A8A-D337AD2B13F2}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\
{BAF84F6B-038B-40E2-9688-1E3BF20988D8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\
{0EF350A6-8AF0-40B5-ADE7-CB82FD02C3AE}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\RichVideoCodec.VideoCodec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\RichVideoCodec.VideoCodec.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\RichVideoCodec.XMLDOMDocumentEventsSi.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\RichVideoCodec.XMLDOMDocumentEventsSinkHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{926A61C9-5C20-4583-ACA7-ACE21088816E}
