SANTA MONICA, CA - APRIL 10, 1997 --CyberMedia has been selected to participate in Microsoft's "Hottest Stuff on the Planet" retail promotion, which runs through May 15, 1997 at over 1,000 participating stores including CompUSA, Best Buy, CDW, Computer City, Egghead, Elek-Tek, Fry's, PC Connection and MicroWarehouse.

CyberMedia's Oil Change (tm) and First Aid (r) 97 are the only non-Microsoft software products selected to participate in the promotion, and will be displayed prominently along with Microsoft products in store locations.

If customers buy one of eight Microsoft products, including Windows (r) 95, Flight Simulator, Encarta(r) 97 Deluxe and Office 97 for Small Business, and complete an order form, Microsoft will mail a "Hottest Stuff on the Planet" coupon book with over $1,000 worth of offers from participating vendors -- including a $10 rebate offer for CyberMedia products, and a special "password" that lets customers download and install Oil Change or First Aid 97 software from the CyberMedia web site and try the full products free until June 30, 1997.

"CyberMedia and Microsoft have a shared goal to make Windows personal computers easy-to-use and trouble-free," said CyberMedia president and CEO Unni Warrier. "We are very honored to be recognized by Microsoft and intend to pursue more co-marketing efforts with them in the future."

CyberMedia, the leading supplier of automatic service and support software for personal computers, markets three of the nation's top 15 best selling retail business software titles - First Aid 97, Oil Change and Uninstaller. (Source: January, 1997 PC Data Report.) For more details on the promotion, see the Microsoft web site.

ABOUT CYBERMEDIA
CyberMedia is the leading supplier of automatic service and support solutions for PC users. CyberMedia mission is to empower computer users to fix computer problems on their own -- before they need to call technical support hotlines for help. The company's ActiveHelp product line includes First Aid, Oil Change, Uninstaller and the Tech Support Yellow Pages.

CyberMedia's products are distributed in over 4,000 retail stores in the United States, from WalMart to CompUSA; internationally in Germany, Canada, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Australia; via OEM distribution partners including AST, Sony, Fujitsu, Packard Bell-NEC and Phoenix Technologies; and on the Internet through America Online, leading online resellers, and CyberMedia's web site.

Founded in 1991, CyberMedia (NASDAQ:CYBR) employs over 170 with company headquarters at 3000 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 2001, Santa Monica, CA and offices in San Jose, CA. To order, call 800/721-7824 or visit the CyberMedia web site at http://www.cybermedia.com.

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