SANTA MONICA, CA - March 3, 1997 - Last year, tax software manufacturers were flooded with technical support calls when last-minute changes to the IRS tax codes caused computation glitches and operational difficulties for some users. This year, however, updating all of your tax software to reflect the latest changes is as simple as downloading a free software program from the Internet and pushing a single button.

CyberMedia, Inc., the maker of the best-selling Oil Change automatic update software program is offering a special tax-season version of Oil Change free to all Internet users. The free, trial version, available from March 3 through April 30, will update best-selling tax software programs including Intuit Turbo Tax 1040, Deluxe, State and Business versions and Kiplinger's Tax Cut. It will also automatically deliver IRS and state tax forms and locate tax tips and advice.

It can be downloaded from CyberMedia's web site: http://www.cybermedia.com and can also be found on the web sites of several online resellers: Online Interactive, http://www.online-interactive.com; CyberSource, http://www.software.net; CNET, http://www.buydirect.com; BroadCast Software, http://www.unboxed.com; SNG Chicago, http://www.sngchicago.com; 1st Stop Software: http://www.1stop.com; and NetSales, http://www.netsales.net. Information about the free tax update version of Oil Change can also be found in counter-top displays at leading software stores nationwide.

While some updates, such as state tax calculation alerts and tax law changes, are available immediately, others will not be available until the last few weeks before April 15, when these changes are released by manufacturers. Oil Change will be continually updated during this period and will provide the latest tax software updates as they are released by manufacturers.

GIVES PCS A DIGITAL OIL CHANGE
Oil Change is the first product that uses the Internet to give PC's a digital "oil change." It searches the Internet and automatically installs the latest updates, "patches," drivers, enhancements and bug fixes for today's most widely-used computer software. First Oil Change scans the PC to see what software and hardware is installed.

Then, it goes out on the Internet and downloads CyberMedia's continually-updated list of available updates. If Oil Change notices any products that need updating, it notifies the user with a helpful description of what the update does. Then, with permission, it automatically installs the updates in most cases.

This simple, one-button maintenance procedure ensures that PC owners get the latest enhancements for the software they already own. A one-year subscription to the full version of Oil Change costs $39.95.

THE INDUSTRY UPDATE STANDARD
The retail version of Oil Change updates over 2,000 products, and updates are continually added as new multimedia standards, software and hardware products emerge. Oil Change is rapidly becoming the industry standard for automatic software updates. Leading PC vendors, including Sony, are now incorporating customized versions of CyberMedia's Oil Change as a solution to spiraling technical support costs. Other industry leaders who have endorsed the Oil Change update technology include Macromedia, NetManage, BestWares, Fractal Design, ActiVision, Novell and Cirrus Logic.

ABOUT CYBERMEDIA
CyberMedia's 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 products include First Aid, Oil Change and the Tech Support Yellow Pages. CyberMedia products are distributed in more than 4,000 stores in United States, Germany, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Australia, and via OEM distribution agreements with AST, Sony, Fujitsu, Packard Bell-NEC and Phoenix Technologies. Founded in 1991, CyberMedia (NASDAQ:CYBR) employs over 140 with company headquarters at 3000 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 2001, Santa Monica, Calif. Phone: 310/581-4700. To order, call 1-800-PC-1ST-AID (800/721-7824).

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PRESS CONTACTS:

Chris Lumby, CyberMedia, Inc.
310/581-5967, chrisl@cybermedia.com