What is MediaIconsOverlays.dll?

MediaIconsOverlays.dll is part of Online files icon's overlay and developed by Microsoft according to the MediaIconsOverlays.dll version information.

MediaIconsOverlays.dll's description is "Online files icon's overlay"

MediaIconsOverlays.dll is usually located in the 'c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Media Tools\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected MediaIconsOverlays.dll.

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VirusTotal report

21 of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MediaIconsOverlays.dll file. That's a 46% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
AhnLab-V3	Backdoor/Win32.HydraLoader
Avast	Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
Baidu-International	Trojan.Win32.Generic.aQsW
BitDefender	Backdoor.HydraLoader.A
Commtouch	W32/Backdoor.PLFV-1831
Comodo	UnclassifiedMalware
DrWeb	BackDoor.HydraLoader.6
Emsisoft	Backdoor.HydraLoader.A (B)
ESET-NOD32	Win32/Sathurbot.A
Fortinet	BackDoor.RJ!tr
GData	Backdoor.HydraLoader.A
Ikarus	Backdoor.HydraLoader
McAfee	RDN/Generic BackDoor!rj
McAfee-GW-Edition	RDN/Generic BackDoor!rj
MicroWorld-eScan	Backdoor.HydraLoader.A
Norman	Suspicious_Gen5.ABDGX
Panda	Generic Malware
Rising	Trojan.Win32.Generic.14B0BE7A
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	Infostealer
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT

MediaIconsOverlays.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove MediaIconsOverlays.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the MediaIconsOverlays.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that MediaIconsOverlays.dll 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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate MediaIconsOverlays.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the MediaIconsOverlays.dll 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 MediaIconsOverlays.dll in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Media Tools\MediaIconsOverlays.dll

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the MediaIconsOverlays.dll file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If MediaIconsOverlays.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If MediaIconsOverlays.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If MediaIconsOverlays.dll 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 MediaIconsOverlays.dll no longer appear in the scan result.

What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 53% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 17 users.

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 17 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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