What is mediadev.exe?

mediadev.exe is part of TODO: <???> and developed by VM Host Corporation according to the mediadev.exe version information.

mediadev.exe's description is "VM Host Service"

mediadev.exe is digitally signed by Guangzhou Shibei Information Technology Co., Ltd..

mediadev.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\MediaDev\1405363244\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected mediadev.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on mediadev.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameTODO: <???>
Company nameVM Host Corporation
File descriptionVM Host Service
Internal namevm.exe
Original filenamevm.exe
CommentsVM Host Service
Legal copyrightTODO: (C) <???>????????
Product version1.0.0.2
File version1.0.0.2

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameTODO: <???>
Company nameVM Host Corporation
File descriptionVM Host Service
Internal namevm.exe
Original filenamevm.exe
CommentsVM Host Service
Legal copyrightTODO: (C) <???>????????
Product version1.0.0.2
File version1.0.0.2

Digital signatures [?]

mediadev.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGuangzhou Shibei Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number730fcd851f607fc42ed72447d10ed84a

VirusTotal report

4 of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mediadev.exe file. That's a 8% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AVG Generic.F32
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.SquareNet.BA
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SquareNet.A
Sophos Square Network Installer
4 of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the mediadev.exe file.

mediadev.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove mediadev.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the mediadev.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that mediadev.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate mediadev.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the mediadev.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate mediadev.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\ProgramData\MediaDev\1405363244\mediadev.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the mediadev.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If mediadev.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If mediadev.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If mediadev.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that mediadev.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Folder name variants

mediadev.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\ProgramData\MediaDev\1405363244\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named mediadev.exe

mediadev.exe (51 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b83676b3e57154224c084521d2b2dd19
SHA256f70d3ec07f8fcbd0397f672afb223aca3ac32b50a31f83b05af2763712438a4d

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to mediadev.exe:

mediadev.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

mediadev.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

VM Host Service has stopped working.

End Program - mediadev.exe. This program is not responding.

mediadev.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

mediadev.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with mediadev.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with mediadev.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with mediadev.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with mediadev.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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