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09/04/98 Symantec Ordered to Stop Selling, Stop Advertising and Immediately Recall From Channel All Norton Uninstaller Deluxe.
Court Grants Cybermedia’s Request For Injunction Against Symantec’s INFRINGING Norton Uninstall Deluxe. Symantec Ordered to Stop Selling Product and Immediately Recall All Copies

09/03/98 CyberMedia Enhances Its Internet Privacy Software, Ships Guard Dog™ 2.0 CyberMedia today launched Guard Dog™ 2.0, a significantly enhanced version of its popular Guard Dog 1.0, providing comprehensive protection against privacy, security and virus threats on the Internet in a simple, easy-to-use personal computer software product.

8/28/98 Network Associates Extends Offer for CyberMedia, Inc
Network Associates (Nasdaq: NETA) today announced that they have extended the expiration date for the previously announced $9.50 per share cash tender offer by a Network Associates' subsidiary for all outstanding shares of CyberMedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBR), until 11:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on September 4, 1998.

8/26/98 Network Associates Resubmits HSR Filing for CyberMedia, Inc
Network Associates (Nasdaq: NETA), and CyberMedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBR) announced that based on discussions with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, they have today voluntarily withdrawn and then resubmitted their Notification and Report Forms filed under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 concerning the previously announced $9.50 per share cash tender offer by a Network Associates' subsidiary for all outstanding shares of CyberMedia, Inc

7/29/98 CyberMedia's Guard Dog™ Deluxe Makes First Appearance On PC Data's Top Ten
CyberMedia (NASDAQ:CYBR) today announced that Guard Dog™ Deluxe, the first comprehensive personal Internet privacy and security software product designed for Microsoft Windows® 95 and Windows 98 users was listed as the 10th best selling business software program for the month of June.

7/28/98 CyberMedia Announces Results For The Second Quarter Of 1998 And Tender Offer By Network Associates
CyberMedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBR - news) today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998. Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 1998 were $5.9 million, compared to $20.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 1997. Net loss was $11.9 million, or $0.91 per basic and diluted common share, for the three months ended June 30, 1998, compared with net loss of $6.7 million, or $0.55 per basic and diluted common share, for the comparable prior year period.

07/08/98 CyberMedia and Gateway Cooperate to Make Personal Computers Easier for Beginner and Intermediate Users
CyberMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYBR), the leader in automatic technical support for personal computers, today announced the results of its joint development effort with Gateway (NYSE:GTW), the brand loyalty leader, according to the Ziff-Davis 1998 Technology User Profile.

06/25/98 Microsoft Plus! 98, the Companion Product for Windows® 98, Now Includes Limited UnInstaller Functions
CyberMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYBR), the leader in automatic technical support for personal computers, recently announced that CyberMedia file cleanup technology is included in Microsoft® Plus! 98, available today in conjunction with the release of the Microsoft Windows® 98 operating system.

06/24/98 CyberMedia and Gateway Join Forces to Supply the Next Level of Integrated Support for Gateway PC Users
Under the terms of the joint development effort, CyberMedia has been customizing its award-winning software to create a support and education tool that will be factory-installed on all Gateway PCs designed for the home and small to medium-sized businesses.

06/08/98 CyberMedia's Guard Dog PC Software Takes Stand Against Internet Privacy Threat
CyberMedia's Guard Dog software provides "three-in-one" protection against privacy invasion, security threats and computer viruses, giving control back to the consumer and making the fear of identify theft on the Net virtually obsolete.

06/03/98 CyberMedia Teams Up With Radio Stations Across the USA to Bring Savings and Prizes to America
Join Some of Your Favorite Local Disk Jockeys for In-Store Appearances at CompUSAs to Receive Savings and FREE Gifts.

06/02/98 CyberMedia’s First Aid 98 Wins Prestigious 1998 WIN 100 Award From CMP’S WINDOWS Magazine
CyberMedia’s First Aid 98 Wins Prestigious 1998 WIN 100 Award From CMP’S WINDOWS Magazine.

05/21/98 CyberMedia Retains DSW as Agency of Record
Agency Responsible for the"Intel Inside" Campaign Now Aligned with CyberMedia.

05/13/98 CyberMedia’s UnInstallerÔ 4.5 Awarded Prestigious PC World Best Buy Award
Rated as "Best Overall Performer… Like a good cleanup crew, it's quick, thorough, and unobtrusive.".

05/13/98 CyberMedia’s First Aid® 98 Deluxe Awarded Prestigious PC World Best Buy Award
CyberMedia’s First AidÒ 98 Deluxe Awarded Prestigious PC World Best Buy Award.

05/04/98 CyberMedia Announces Licensing Agreement with Microsoft
Agreement Licenses CyberMedia UnInstaller(TM) component for inclusion in Microsoft® Plus! 98, the companion product for Windows® 98.

04/27/98 CyberMedia Names Kanwal Rekhi as CEO and Jim Tolonen as President and COO
CyberMedia Names Kanwal Rekhi as CEO; Former Novell CFO Jim Tolonen Named President and COO..

04/24/98 CyberMedia Announces Results for the First Quarter of 1998
CyberMedia, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 1998..

04/07/98 First Aid® 98 Named Best of the Best by Windows Magazine
The editors of Windows Magazine were so impressed with the best-selling business software program, First Aid® 98 that they honored it with a place on the April WinList.

03/30/98 CyberMedia, Inc. Announces its Full Year and Quarterly Results for 1997
CyberMedia, today files its annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission..

03/30/98 UnInstaller Deluxe "Sweeps" the Competitions
Offers the Fastest, Safest Most Thorough Uninstaller in its Category. UnInstaller Deluxe Once Again Sets the Standard For Uninstaller Utilities.

3/12/98 CyberMedia® to Reissue Fourth Quarter Results

SANTA MONICA, CA - (March 12, 1998) -- CyberMedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBR) today announced that it will be reissuing results from the quarter ended December 31, 1997, to show an increase in return reserves of $6-8 million.

3/9/98 CyberMedia® Announces Upgrade to Self-healing PC Solution for Business Computing

INTERNET WORLD, LOS ANGELES, CA - March 9, 1998 - CyberMedia® (NASDAQ:CYBR), the worldwide leader in self-healing technologies for PCs, today announced an upgrade in its CyberMedia Support Server line of products. Repair Engineä for Workgroups, 1.1 is the latest version of CyberMedia's leading remote technical support solution.

3/9/98 CyberMedia® Expands Self-healing PC Support Server Family with Small Business

INTERNET WORLD, LOS ANGELES, CA – March 9, 1998 – CyberMediaâ (NASDAQ:CYBR), the worldwide leader in self-healing technologies for PCs, today announced the expansion of the CyberMedia Support Server line with the release of Repair Engineä for Small Business.

3/4/98 CyberMedia's First Aid® Wins Prestigious PC Magazine's Editor's Choice Award Second Year in a Row
Rated as Best Choice for Mainstream Users

CyberMedia's (NASDAQ/NMS:CYBR) best-selling business software program, First Aid®, was selected by PC Magazine as the 1998 Editors' Choice for software troubleshooting for the second year in a row. In a field of seven leading competitors, First Aid was chosen as the easiest and best solution for novice and intermediate users.

3/4/98 CyberMedia Hosts Underground Speakeasy At Internet World
Secret Party for the press ONLY at Internet World.

2/18/98 Guard Dog Deluxe – Breakthrough in Internet Protection or Scare-ware? You Make the Call with Full Version
CyberMedia lets users try one of the most talked about products in years! Guard Dog Deluxe, the acclaimed product with the controversial advertising, protects user’s privacy and security for 30 days for free.

2/17/98 CyberMedia Offers an Apology to Netscape
CyberMedia's President and CEO Unni Warrier today offered a public apology to Netscape due to a bug in the initial release of its best-selling automatic service and support software program - First Aid 98.

2/9/98 CyberMedia’s Dog with No Name Receives Official Title
CyberMedia would like to thank the winner of the "Name the Guard Dog" contest Daniel Nelson of Fort Worth Texas.

2/9/98 Update CyberMedia's First Aid 98 and Win
Everyone has a chance to win big throughout the month of February by entering CyberMedia’s Update First AidÒ 98 and Win contest located on CyberMedia’s web site.

2/9/98 CyberMedia, Inc. Announces Management Changes
CyberMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBR) today announced that its chief financial officer, Jeffrey Beaumont, has resigned effective today.

2/5/98 CyberMedia Sues Symantec for Copyright Infringement and Theft of Trade Secrets
Suit Alleges Symantec’s Product is a Modified Copy of CyberMedia’s UnInstallerTM Program

1/29/98 CyberMedia, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results for 1997
CyberMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: CYBR), the leader in automatic service and support, today announced its operating results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 1997.

1/26/98 CyberMedia Sets Date to Discuss Q4 and Full Year Results For 97.
CyberMedia has scheduled a conference call to discuss the results.

1/7/98 Oil Change Update Service is an "Invisible Bestseller"
Ends its first year with more than 800,000 users and subscription renewals on the way. "Versionless" Software is Easy to Try, Easy to Renew, Annuity-Based Revenue Stream Promises High Return for CyberMedia’s Bottom Line.

12/30/97 Guard Dog Honored as Finalist in “Codie” Awards
Innovative new Internet Software Product Finalist in Two Categories; Best New Consumer Software and Best Internet/Online Service.

12/22/97 Oil Change is Free Christmas Day to New Year's Eve
Ring in the season with the latest updates, patches, and drivers via a full version Free Week Subscription of CyberMedia’s Oil Change service.

12/22/97 First Aid 97 Wins PC Magazine's Best of 1997 Award
Troubleshooting pioneer beats the competition in comprehensive tests.

12/5/97 CyberMedia Inc. Issues Amended 10Q
No Changes In Operating Results.

12/2/97 CyberMedia and HP Join Forces to Provide Oil Change to The LaserJet Printer Market
Technology Partnership Will Make Driver Updates Available Over the Internet.

CyberMedia Initiates Move into the Enterprise Market
Newly formed Enterprise Group developing Automatic Technical Support Products and Services for small to large businesses.

CyberMedia Launches Support Server Repair Engine for Workgroups 1.0
The first Automatic Technical Support product that reduces TCO by resolving problems for both the end user and administrator at once.

Borderbund Offers Oil Change To Its Gamers
Easy Internet updates to the latest drivers and patches speed users to the fun of Riven™, Warlords™ III, and Take No Prisoners™.

CyberMedia Announces Record-Breaking Results for Q3
Operating results for the quarter and nine months ending Sept. 30, 1997.

10/16/97 CyberMedia Partners with ServiceWare, Inc.
CyberMedia advances the problem-solving core of its entire product line.

10/14/97 First Aid 98 Deluxe Available at Stores Nationwide
Now computer users have another weapon to guard against computer problems.

10/8/97 First Aid 98 Now Supports IE 4.0
The First Aid 98 update is available from CyberMedia's Web site.

10/8/97 Guard Dog is Available Now
Guard Dog protects privacy and security on the Internet.

09/18/97 Media Alert: Guard Dog Contest Announced
Five hundred dollars in prizes will be awarded to the winner.

09/03/97 First Aid Launches with ActiveHelp™
Fixes PC problems automatically by tapping into a centralized knowledge base.

08/15/97 CyberMedia, Microsoft, Marimba Support OSD
Open software description standard make automatic updates easier.

08/06/97 CyberMedia Expands to OEM and Corporate Channels
Robert Davis is the new vice president of marketing.

07/29/97 CyberMedia Targets Federal PC Market
Geoffrey Stilley is the new vice president of government sales.

07/22/97 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results
Reported revenues are 159% higher than same period in 1996.

07/25/97 CyberMedia Establishes Subsidiary in Japan
Japanese version of UnInstaller is available now; First Aid Japanese is on the way.

07/17/97 PC Guard Dog Beta is Available
First comprehensive, personal Internet security and privacy software.

06/17/97 New Oil Change Updates Your PC While You Sleep
Oil Change now updates more than 500 of the most popular games.

06/17/97 CyberMedia Expands Strategic Partnership with Sony
First Aid and Oil Change will ship with each new Sony multimedia PCs.

05/27/97 CyberMedia Products Bundled by CompUSA
Each CompUSA extended-service agreement comes with First Aid and Oil Change.

05/13/97 CyberMedia Ships UnInstaller 4.5
Now 50% faster, safer, and more thorough than ever before.

05/06/97 Red Herring Names CyberMedia Best IPO of the Year
CyberMedia receives honors for outstanding performance at Venture Market West.

04/22/97 Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 1997
Revenues reported of $16,533,000, a 173% increase over same period in 1996.

04/16/97 CyberMedia Announces New "CyberWall" Software
"CyberWall" technology blocks Internet security and privacy threats.

04/16/97 CyberMedia Acquires Walk Softly Inc.
Privacy and security experts at Walk Softly Inc. broaden CyberMedia's capabilities.

04/16/97 New Software Addresses Internet Security Issues
"CyberWall" insulates users and their PCs from the perils of modern computing.

04/16/97 "CyberWall" is Bouncer at the Door
Now you can check IDs -- keep uninvited guests out of your Web party.

04/16/97 "CyberWall" is Versionless, Subscription Software
Leveraging Oil Change technology gives CyberWall an edge.

04/10/97 First Aid and Oil Change are the "Hottest Stuff"
Microsoft includes CyberMedia products in a large, retail promotion.

04/08/97 CyberMedia is Fastest-Growing Software Company
Revenue growth of 734% outpaces Netscape, McAfee and SystemSoft.

04/04/97 CyberMedia Acquires MicroHelp Uninstaller
This best-selling software means more automatic support from CyberMedia.

03/19/97 First Aid 97 Wins PC Magazine's Editor's Choice
Troubleshooting pioneer beats out competition in comprehensive tests.

03/12/97 CyberMedia Ships a Dozen New Versions of First Aid
First Aid in Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and Australia.

03/03/97 Update Your Tax Software with Oil Change
Special tax-season version Oil Change is free from March 3 to April 30.

02/25/97 Fourth Quarter Results for 1996
Revenues increase 681% from 1995.

02/06/97 CyberMedia Is #3 among Business Software Publishers
CyberMedia sales climb 297% in 1996.

02/05/97 Oil Change Outsells All Internet Software in Stores
Oil Change outsells Netscape Navigator in retail stores.

01/08/97 Sony Licenses Oil Change Technology
Oil Change updates MMX-based PCs and reduces support costs.

12/20/96 Earthlink and CyberMedia Announce Partnership
Agreement means optimized Internet access for software updates.

12/19/96 Oil Change is Free Dec. 25, 1996 to Jan. 1, 1997
Avoid holiday tech support hassles.

12/18/96 AST, CyberMedia and Phoenix Join Forces
AST licenses problem-resolution software from Phoenix and CyberMedia.

12/04/96 Finalists for 1997 Codie Awards
CyberMedia is among the contenders.

PC Data: Top-Selling Business Software for First Half of 1996
First Aid ranks fourth.

PC Data: Top-Selling Win95 Software for First Half of 1996
First Aid ranks seventh.

11/27/96 CRW Names First Aid Year's "Hottest Retail Utility"
Oil Change is a runner-up in Top Utility Software category.

11/27/96 CyberMedia Extends International Reach
First Aid in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, UK and Australia.

11/06/96 Fujitsu Bundles CyberMedia's First Aid
Strategic partnership is a boon for Fujitsu's customers.

10/31/96 CyberMedia CEO Named Entrepeneur of the Year
Software Council of Southern California commends Unni Warrier.

PC Data: Top-Selling Business Software for First Half of 1996
First Aid ranks fourth.

PC Data: Top-Selling Win95 Software for First Half of 1996
First Aid ranks seventh.

First Aid 97 for All Types of Computer Users
New design means more automation and less bumps and crashes.

An In-depth Look at New Features in First Aid 97
Innovative control panel, Ask the Advisor, and a Specialist.

CyberMedia Announces First Aid 97
Improves on hot-selling progenitor and leapfrogs latecomer competitors.

First Aid 97: Solves Rising Total Cost of Ownership
This is the product that will slash tech support costs.

Presenting First Aid 97 Deluxe, First Aid 3.1
And First Aid 97 for NT is due out in December.

10/16/96 CyberMedia Ships Oil Change
Automatically updates thousands of software programs over the Internet.

CyberMedia Signals IPO Intent with SEC
SEC registration statement proposes IPO of 2,000,000 common stock shares.

Phoenix Technologies and CyberMedia Demo ActiveHelp
This self-healing software could save the PC industry millions.

CyberMedia and Phoenix Technologies Join Forces
CyberMedia saddles up with leading system-level software maker.

CyberMedia Wins Major Battle against Vertisoft/Quarterdeck
Preliminary injunction bars false and misleading advertising.

08/09/96 "Digital Oil Change" Available over the Internet
CyberMedia's beta version 3.0 software automatically updates 600 Products.

07/30/96 Macromedia Gases Up for Oil Change
Another company joins growing list of CyberMedia partners.

07/23/96 $5 Million Cash Infusion Pumps CyberMedia
Private equity offering led by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield &Byers.

07/15/96 NEC PowerMate PCs to Bundle First Aid 95 Deluxe
Strategic partnership cuts tech support costs.

06/18/96 First Aid 95 Released in Deluxe Network Edition
Reduces work station glitches and tech support costs.

06/17/96 CyberMedia Publishes Tech Support Yellow Pages
Thousands of computer companies listed in one, single-source, SOS guide.

05/31/96 First Aid 95 Climbs to Number-Two Bestseller
Outsells Microsoft Plus Pack and Netscape's Windows 95 business application.


White Papers

First Aid: The Growing Problem of Technical Support

Guard Dog: Internet Privacy and Security

Oil Change: Software Updates for Timely Support