XviD Video Codec questions & answers

Is a video codec for PC, whereas codec is an abbreviation for [co]der/[dec]oder
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Question by Guest
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September 11, 2015

Xvid keep showing me an error "Update Video Driver". What is it?

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Answer by Robert Polubinski

What you receive is considered to be adware. The original codec won't provide ads and information about your computer, especially to update the video driver.


Download and run AdwCleaner because your computer might be compromised. This is a known technique for malware to impersonate other applications.


I have the XviD codec installed and it never showed anything related to Update Video Driver.

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Question by Guest
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September 11, 2015
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Answer by Robert Polubinski

This is a malware application that's impersonating the original video codec. The error that you receive is actually related to adware. Try using Revo Uninstaller. Even if it can't uninstall the application normally, it will force it to uninstall by wiping out all traces of its presence from the system.


After that, try running AdwCleaner to make sure that there are no leftover rogue registry keys or toolbars in your system.


Restart the PC and then run AdwCleaner again.

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