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I uninstall software from time to time, after uninstalling from the control panel, I go through the folders in windows to make sure there aren't any residue, after that, I also check my registry in regedit and remove any residue. But this time, I found a registry entry called 'MediaChance' which has the subregistry entry of 'Multimedia Player 4.9.8' which has the subregistry of 'Font' . I havev previously not noticed it before, the last program I have installed and uninstalled is 7Zip, I needed it to extract a rar file. I have exported the MediaChance registry and put it through virustotal, no engines there picked it up but I am still concerned about it. Someone please give me advice about what to do with it. If you can, please help me check if you guys also have this registry key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software as well please? I did some research about MediaChance, they have a twitter, claiming to make popular software but only has 17 followers. This is all too shady for me, please help me check your registries for this, if you have any other advice or suggestions or solutions I would so so extremely appreciative if you would share it with me, thanks in advance!

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I have 7Zip and I don't have MediaChance in my Registry.

Looks like a "helper" or addon program of some sort. Another program may be using a font from MediaChance. Unfortunately the Windows registry is a complete mess it is probably impossible to figure out where it came from or if it is safe to remove. 
Maybe export it and then delete it and see what happens.

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^ what he (or she) said

 

Back it up, wipe it out, see what happens.

Likely nothing at all. The registry is a mess, always has been, always will be.

 

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1 hour ago, shadeaverage said:

But this time, I found a registry entry called 'MediaChance' which has the subregistry entry of 'Multimedia Player 4.9.8' which has the subregistry of 'Font' . I havev previously not noticed it before, the last program I have installed and uninstalled is 7Zip, I needed it to extract a rar file.

MediaChance  is a company that makes an image editor, and plugins for PhotoShop, among a few other things.

 

1 hour ago, shadeaverage said:

I have exported the MediaChance registry and put it through virustotal, no engines there picked it up but I am still concerned about it.

I hope so. All you have done is virus check a text file.

 

1 hour ago, shadeaverage said:

Someone please give me advice about what to do with it. If you can, please help me check if you guys also have this registry key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software as well please? I did some research about MediaChance, they have a twitter, claiming to make popular software but only has 17 followers. This is all too shady for me, please help me check your registries for this, if you have any other advice or suggestions or solutions I would so so extremely appreciative if you would share it with me, thanks in advance!

Not every company is "hip" and "cool" to get social media, be active, and get followings. The company was form in 1998 including its website. They are located in Canada Ontario. It is a small company, located in a suit (office area or floor in a building)

 

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