Movieland: what is it and how do I remove it?
What is Movieland?
Movieland spyware is really nasty and often goes to the point of blackmailing you
Movieland is a malicious piece of software created by Digital Enterprises, Inc. for the purpose of invading your computer and your privacy.
Movieland is a spyware program that infiltrates your computer after you visit the movieland site and/or purchase and install their download manager. This program is really nasty. It often goes to the point of blackmailing you into purchasing the software by threatening to ruin your credit (found in the small print of the EULA). These warnings show up if you don't purchase movieland after using their trial software.
How can I know I am infected with Movieland?
One of three signs will tell you that you are infected with Movieland spyware. Note that if you have these symptoms it doesn't confirm that Movieland is installed, but that it is possible:
- Your computer is running much slower than usual.
- There are movieland icons on your desktop that you didn't put there.
- You receive popup/pop-under ads telling you to purchase the Movieland or Movieland program.
Which files or aliases are associated with Movieland spyware?
- Agent.dll
- AMnotifier
- Amnotifier.exe
- Api.exe
- Camnotifier.exe
- Dm.exe
- Download Manager
- Downloadmanager.exe
- Entry.dll
- Insdl.dll
- ITBill
- License Manager
- License_Manager.exe
- Media Pipe
- Media Pipe P2P loader
- MediaPipe
- Mediapipe.exe
- MediaPipe.net
- MediaPipe.tv
- Movie Land
- Movie Pass
- MovieLand
- Movieland.com
- Movieland.tv
- Movieland.tv.com
- MovieLand_access_g.exe
- MoviePass.com
- MoviePass.tv
- MoviePass.tv.net
- Mpagent.dll
- Mpp2pl.exe
- Mptray.exe
- Mpupdate.exe
- Nodeipproc.exe
- Notify
- P2P networks
- P2pl.exe
- P2Pnetworks
- Popcorn
- Movieland
- Register.dll
- Sp2p.exe
- Trayicon.exe
How do I remove Movieland spyware?
Movieland is not an easy program to remove from your computer. When it first installs onto your computer it creates its own backups of itself; thus, making this a very difficult program to remove from your computer system. If you are an advanced computer technician and feel confident with editing the registry then searching for "movieland removal" will bring about many websites that will provide details on how to remove Movieland spyware from your computer. However, if you are not an advanced computer user and are not familiar with the registry or the damage that can be caused to your system by incorrectly editing the registry then please do NOT attempt to remove Movieland spyware from your computer. Please call an expert technician to remove Movieland from your system.
How do I protect my computer from Movieland?
Movieland is downloaded onto the users system while they visit Movieland, Popcorn.net and MoviePass websites. It is possible to get infrected with movieland spyware from other websites, as this specific malware writer has been creating new sites to infect computers once the current site is flagged as malware. Thus, the best protection is to avoid downloading movies from any sites promising deals that sound too good to be true. If they are offering to break copyright agreements, definitely do NOT download from that site.
