CYBERMEDIA INC
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       As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 1997
                                                      Registration No. 

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                     _____________________________________


                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                     _____________________________________


                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            DELAWARE                                95-4347239
     (State of incorporation)          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                     3000 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 2001
                             Santa Monica, CA 90405
         (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
                    ________________________________________

                            AMENDED 1993 STOCK PLAN
                       1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                           1996 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
                           (Full Titles of the Plans)
                     _____________________________________

                                Unni S. Warrier
                      President, Chief Executive Officer,
                           and Chairman of the Board
                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.
                     3000 Ocean Park Boulevard, Suite 2001
                             Santa Monica, CA 90405
                    (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (310) 581-4700
         (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                     _____________________________________

                                    Copy to:
                          ARTHUR F. SCHNEIDERMAN, ESQ.
                       WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                          Palo Alto, California 94304

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                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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   Title of                     Amount                Proposed                        Proposed               Amount of
Securities to                    to be            Maximum Offering               Maximum Aggregate          Registration
be Registered                Registered(1)      Price Per Share(2)               Offering Price(2)              Fee

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>                  <C>                         <C>                        <C>
Common Stock,                     3,902,000            $ 4.70(1)                   $18,339,400.00             $5,557.39
$0.01 par value, to be
issued upon exercise of 
options granted under the 
Amended 1993 Stock Plan

Common Stock,                       100,000            $13.81(2)                   $ 1,381,000.00             $  418.48     
$0.01 par value, to be
issued upon exercise of 
options granted under
1996 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan

Common Stock,                        50,000            $16.25(3)                   $   812,500.00             $  246.21
$0.01 par value, to be
issued upon exercise of
options granted under the
1996 Director Option Plan

     Total                        4,052,000                --                      $20,532,900.00             $6,222.08
   
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</TABLE>

(1)      The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated in part
         pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
         (the "Securities Act"), and, in part, pursuant to Rule 457(c) under
         the Securities Act.  With respect to 3,095,847 shares which are
         subject to outstanding options to purchase Common Stock under the
         Amended 1993 Stock Plan (the "Option Plan"), the Proposed Maximum
         Offering Price Per Share was estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) under
         which Rule the per share price of options to purchase stock under an
         employee stock option plan may be estimated by reference to the
         exercise price of such options.  The weighted average exercise price
         of the 3,095,847 shares subject to outstanding options under the
         Option Plans is $1.69.  With respect to 806,153 shares of Common Stock
         available for future grant under the Option Plan, the estimated
         Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated pursuant to
         Rule 457(c) whereby the per share price was determined by reference to
         the average between the high and low price of the Registrant's stock
         as reported in the Nasdaq National Market on January 17, 1997, which
         average was $16.25.  The number referenced above in the table entitled
         "Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share" represents a weighted
         average of the foregoing estimates calculated in accordance with
         Rules 457(h) and 457(c).

(2)      The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated in
         accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act solely for the
         purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on 85% of the
         average between the high and low price of the Registrant's stock as
         reported in the Nasdaq National Market on January 17, 1997.

(3)      The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share was estimated in
         accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act solely for the
         purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the average
         between the high and low price of the Registrant's stock as reported in
         the Nasdaq National Market on January 17, 1997, which average was
         $16.25.
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                                    PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         There are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement the following documents and information heretofore filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission:

         (a)     The Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-11063), as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
October 22, 1996 pursuant to the Securities Act relating to the Registrant's
initial public offering.

         (b)     The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended October 31, 1996 filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange
Act.

         (c)     The description of the Registrant's Common Stock to be offered
hereby is contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 1996
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

         All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the
date of filing such documents.

ITEM 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.

         The validity of the issuance of shares of Common Stock offered hereby
will be passed upon for the Registrant by Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati,
P.C. ("WSGR"), Palo Alto, California. Arthur F. Schneiderman, a member of WSGR,
is Assistant Secretary of the Registrant.

ITEM 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         The Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation limits, to the maximum
extent permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of directors for
monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as a director.  The
Registrant's Bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its officers
and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest
extent permitted by Delaware law.  The Registrant has entered into
indemnification agreements with its officers and directors containing
provisions which are in some respects broader than the specific indemnification
provisions contained in the Delaware General Corporation Law.  The
indemnification agreements require the Registrant, among





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other things, to indemnify such officers and directors against certain
liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or
officers (other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable
nature), to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding
against them as to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors'
and officers' insurance, if available on reasonable terms.  The Registrant
believes that these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified
persons as directors and officers, and the Registrant has obtained directors'
and officers' insurance.

         Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a
corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent made a party
to an action by reason of that fact that he or she was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the
corporation, against expenses actually and reasonable incurred by him or her in
connection with such action if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he
or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of
the corporation and with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

ITEM 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

         Exhibit Number

                     5.1        Opinion of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati,
                                P.C., as to legality of securities being
                                registered
                    10.2        Amended 1993 Stock Plan and Forms of Agreements
                                thereunder 
                    10.3        1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Form of
                                Subscription Agreement
                    10.4        1996 Director Option Plan and Form of
                                Agreements thereunder
                    23.1        Consent of Independent Auditors
                    23.2        Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
                    24.1        Power of Attorney (see Page II-5)

ITEM 9.  UNDERTAKINGS.

         (a)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                 (1)      To file, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.

                 (2)      That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each





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such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.

                 (3)      To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.

         (b)     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (c)     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.





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                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Santa Monica, State of California, on January
20, 1997.


                          CYBERMEDIA, INC.


                          By:     /s/Unni S. Warrier
                              -------------------------------------
                                  Unni S. Warrier, President





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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Unni S. Warrier and Jeffrey W. Beaumont,
and each of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power
of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of
the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 and to perform any acts necessary in order to file such amendments,
and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said
attorneys and agents, or their or his or her substitutes, shall do or cause to
be done by virtue hereof.      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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             Signature                            Title                   Date
             ---------                            -----                   ----
       <S>                            <C>                               <C>
         /s/Unni S. Warrier            President, Chief Executive        January 20, 1997
- -----------------------------------       Officer and Director           
          Unni S. Warrier             (Principal Executive Officer)



       /s/Jeffrey W. Beaumont            Chief Financial Officer         January 20, 1997
- -----------------------------------     (Principal Financial and
        Jeffrey W. Beaumont                Accounting Officer)


            /s/Paul Dali                        Director                 January 20, 1997
- -----------------------------------
             Paul Dali

           /s/Suhas Patil                       Director                 January 20, 1997
- -----------------------------------
            Suhas Patil

        /s/Ronald S. Posner                     Director                 January 20, 1997
- -----------------------------------
          Ronald S. Posner

          /s/Kanwal Rekhi                       Director                 January 20, 1997
- -----------------------------------
            Kanwal Rekhi

          /s/Peter Morris                       Director                 January 20, 1997
- -----------------------------------
            Peter Morris

        /s/James R. Tolonen                     Director                 January 20, 1997
- -----------------------------------
          James R. Tolonen
</TABLE>





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                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number                               Description
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   <S>           <C>
    5.1        Opinion of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., as to
               legality of securities being registered
   
   10.2        Amended 1993 Stock Plan and Forms of Agreements thereunder 

   10.3        1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Form of Subscription
               Agreement

   10.4        1996 Director Option Plan and Form of Agreements thereunder

   23.1        Consent of Independent Auditors

   23.2        Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1)

   24.1        Power of Attorney (see Page II-5)
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                                                                  EXHIBIT 5.1

                                January 20, 1997

CyberMedia, Inc.
3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 2001
Santa Monica, CA 90405

         RE:  REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by
you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about January 20, 1997
(the "Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of (i) 3,902,000 shares of your Common
Stock reserved for issuance under the Amended 1993 Stock Plan (the "Stock
Plan"),  (ii) 100,000 shares of your Common Stock reserved for issuance under
the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan"), and (iii) 50,000
shares of your Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 1996 Director
Option Plan (the "Director Plan").  The 3,902,000 shares of Common Stock
reserved under the Stock Plan, the 100,000 shares of Common Stock reserved
under the Purchase Plan, and the 50,000 shares of Common Stock reserved under
the Director Plan are referred to collectively hereinafter as the "Shares," and
the Stock Plan, the Purchase Plan, and the Director Plan are referred to
hereinafter collectively as the "Plans."  As your legal counsel, we have
examined the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken in connection with the
issuance, sale and payment of consideration for the Shares to be issued under
the Plans.

         It is our opinion that, when issued and sold in compliance with
applicable prospectus delivery requirements and in the manner referred to in
the Plans and pursuant to the agreements which accompany the Plans, the Shares
will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and non- assessable.

         We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever
appearing in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto.

                                  Sincerely,

                                  WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
                                  Professional Corporation

                                  /s/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.2

                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                            AMENDED 1993 STOCK PLAN

                       (Effective as of October 22, 1996)
             
                     (reflects 1-for-2 reverse stock split)

         1.      Purposes of the Plan.  The purposes of this Stock Plan are to
attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants of
the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company's
business.  Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or
Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of
grant of an option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of
the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  Stock purchase rights may
also be granted under the Plan.

         2.      Certain Definitions.  As used herein, the following
definitions shall apply:

                 (a)      "Administrator" means the Board or any of its
Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

                 (b)      "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                 (c)      "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

                 (d)      "Committee" means the Committee appointed by the
Board of Directors in accordance with of Section 4(a) of the Plan.

                 (e)      "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

                 (f)      "Company" means CyberMedia, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.

                 (g)      "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor,
who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render services
and is compensated for such services; provided that the term Consultant shall
not include directors who are not compensated for their services or are paid
only a director's fee by the Company.

                 (h)      "Continuous Status as an Employee" means the absence
of any interruption or termination of the employment relationship by the
Company or any Subsidiary.  Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be
considered interrupted in the case of:  (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave;
(iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Board, provided that such
leave is for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, unless reemployment
upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or
unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time;
or
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(iv) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its
Subsidiaries or its successor.

                 (i)      "Employee" means any person, including officers and
directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
The payment of a director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to
constitute "employment" by the Company.

                 (j)      "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.

                 (k)      "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value
of Common Stock determined as follows:

                          (i)     If the Common Stock is listed on any
established stock exchange or a national market system including without
limitation the National Market System of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value
shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no
sales were reported, as quoted on such system or exchange for the last market
trading day prior to the time of determination) as reported in the Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

                          (ii)    If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ
System (but not on the National Market System thereof) or regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean between the high and low asked prices for the
Common Stock or;

                          (iii)   In the absence of an established market for
the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good
faith by the Administrator.

                 (l)      "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to
qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code.

                 (m)      "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

                 (n)      "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the
Plan.

                 (o)      "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an
Option.

                 (p)      "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who
receives an Option.

                 (q)      "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

                 (r)      "Plan" means this 1993 Stock Plan.

                 (s)      "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock
acquired pursuant to a grant of Stock Purchase Rights under Section 11 below.





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                 (t)      "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as
adjusted in accordance with Section 13 of the Plan.

                 (u)      "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation,"
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

         3.      Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the provisions of
Section 12 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares which may be
optioned and sold under the Plan is 3,902,000(1,2,3) shares of Common Stock plus
an annual increase to be added on each anniversary date of the adoption of the
Plan equal to the lesser of (i) 500,000 shares, (ii) six percent of the
outstanding Shares on such date or (iii) a lesser amount determined by the
Board.  The Shares may be authorized, but unused or reacquired Common Stock.

         If an Option should expire or become unexercisable for any reason
without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were
subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become
available for future grant under the Plan.

         4.      Administration of the Plan.

                 (a)      Composition of Administrator.

                          (i)     Multiple Administrative Bodies.  If permitted
by Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor rule thereto,
as in effect at the time that discretion is being exercised with respect to the
Plan ("Rule 16b-3"), and by any other legal requirements relating to the
administration of stock plans, if any, (collectively, "Applicable Laws"), the
Plan may (but need not) be administered by different bodies with respect to
directors, non-director officers and Employees who are neither directors nor
officers.

                          (ii)    Administration With Respect to Directors and
Officers.  With respect to grants of Options or Stock Purchase Rights to
Employees who are also officers or directors of the Company, the Plan shall be
administered by (A) the Board if the Board may administer the Plan in
compliance with Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify
thereunder as a discretionary plan, or (B) a Committee designated by the Board
to administer the Plan, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner
as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended
to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan.  Once appointed, such Committee
shall continue to serve in

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   (1)  The maximum aggregate number of shares which may be optioned and sold
        under the Plan was increased from 2,000,000 shares to 3,500,000 shares
        by the Board of Directors of the Company on July 16, 1995, and from
        3,500,000 to 5,804,000 shares by the Board of Directors of the Company
        on January 17, 1996.  The shareholders of the Company subsequently
        approved the amendments to the Plan on September 8, 1995, and March 19,
        1996, respectively.

   (2)  The maximum aggregate number of shares which may be optioned and sold
        under the Plan was increased from 5,804,000 shares to 7,804,000 shares
        by the Board of Directors of the Company on June 26, 1996.  The
        shareholders of the Company subsequently approved the amendment to the
        Plan on August 13, 1996.

   (3)  The Company effected a 1-for-2 reverse stock split of its Common Stock
        on August 22, 1996.

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its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board.  From time to
time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional
members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members
in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all
members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to
the extent permitted by Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify
thereunder as a discretionary plan.

                          (iii)   Administration With Respect to Consultants
and Other Employees.  With respect to grants of Options to Employees or
Consultants who are neither directors nor officers of the Company, the Plan
shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the
Board, which Committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.  Once
appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity
until otherwise directed by the Board.  From time to time the Board may
increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof,
remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution
therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the
Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent
permitted by the Applicable Laws.

                 (b)      Powers of the Administrator.  Subject to the
provisions of the Plan and in the case of a Committee, the specific duties
delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the
authority, in its discretion:

                          (i)     to determine the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock, in accordance with Section 2(k) of the Plan;

                          (ii)    to select the officers, Consultants and
Employees to whom Options and Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be
granted hereunder;

                          (iii)   to determine whether and to what extent
Options and Stock Purchase Rights or any combination thereof are granted
hereunder;

                          (iv)    to determine the number of shares of Common
Stock to be covered by each such award granted hereunder;

                          (v)     to approve forms of agreement for use under
the Plan;

                          (vi)    to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder
(including, but not limited to, the share price and any restriction or
limitation or waiver of forfeiture restrictions regarding any Option or other
award and/or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on
such factors as the Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion);

                          (vii)   to determine whether and under what
circumstances an Option may be settled in cash under subsection 9(f) instead of
Common Stock;

                          (viii)  to reduce the exercise price of any Option to
the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
covered by such Option shall have declined since the date the Option was
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                          (ix)    to determine the terms and restrictions
applicable to Stock Purchase Rights and the Restricted Stock purchased by
exercising such Stock Purchase Rights; and

                          (x)     to construe and interpret the terms of the
Plan.

                 (c)      Effect of Administrator's Decision.  All decisions,
determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and
binding on all Optionees and any other holders of any Options.

         5.      Eligibility.

                 (a)      Nonstatutory Stock Options may be granted to
Employees and Consultants.  Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Employees.  An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option may, if he
is otherwise eligible, be granted an additional Option or Options.

                 (b)      Each Option shall be designated in the written option
agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
However, notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate
Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Options designated as
Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee
during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or
Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as
Nonstatutory Stock Options.

                 (c)      For purposes of Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options
shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the
Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option
with respect to such Shares is granted.

                 (d)      The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right
with respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship with the
Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his right or the Company's
right to terminate his employment or consulting relationship at any time, with
or without cause.

                 (e)      The following limitations shall apply to grants of
Options to Employees:

                          (i)     No Employee shall be granted, in any fiscal
year of the Company, Options to purchase more than 500,000 Shares.

                          (ii)    In connection with his or her initial
employment, an Employee may be granted Options to purchase up to an additional
500,000 Shares which shall not count against the limit set forth in subsection
(i) above.

                          (iii)   The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted
proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization
as described in Section 13.

                          (iv)    If an Option is canceled in the same fiscal
year of the Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a
transaction described in Section 13), the canceled Option will be counted
against the limits set forth in subsections (i) and (ii) above.  For this
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exercise price of an Option is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a
cancellation of the Option and the grant of a new Option.


         6.      Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the
earlier to occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by
the shareholders of the Company as described in Section 19 of the Plan.  It
shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated
under Section 15 of the Plan.

         7.      Term of Option.  The term of each Option shall be the term
stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the
date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option
Agreement.  However, in the case of an Option granted to an Optionee who, at
the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent
(10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent
or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of
grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

         8.      Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

                 (a)      The per share exercise price for the Shares to be
issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined
by the Board, but shall be subject to the following:

                          (i)     In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

                                  (A)      granted to an Employee who, at the
time of the grant of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more
than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no
less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

                                  (B)      granted to any Employee, the per
Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per
Share on the date of grant.

                          (ii)    In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option,
the per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Administrator.

                 (b)      The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be
determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option,
shall be determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash,
(2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of
Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option either have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender or were not
acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, and (y) have a Fair Market
Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the
Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, (5) delivery of a properly
executed exercise notice together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to
promptly deliver to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to
pay the exercise price, (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of
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and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted under
Applicable Laws.  In making its determination as to the type of consideration
to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration
may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

         9.      Exercise of Option.

                 (a)      Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder.  Any
Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such
conditions as determined by the Administrator, including performance criteria
with respect to the Company and/or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible
under the terms of the Plan, but in no case shall vest at a rate of less than
20% per year over five (5) years from the date the Option is granted.

                          An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a
Share.

                          An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when
written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance
with the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and
full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has
been received by the Company.  Full payment may, as authorized by the
Administrator, consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable
under Section 8(b) of the Plan.  Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing such Shares, no right
to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist
with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate promptly
upon exercise of the Option.  No adjustment will be made for a dividend or
other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock
certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.

                          Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a
decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for
purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as
to which the Option is exercised.

                 (b)      Termination of Employment. In the event of
termination of an Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an
Employee with the Company (as the case may be), such Optionee may, but only
within ninety (90) days (or such other period of time as is determined by the
Administrator, with such determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option
being made at the time of grant of the Option and not exceeding ninety (90)
days) after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement), exercise his Option to the extent that Optionee was entitled to
exercise it at the date of such termination.  To the extent that Optionee was
not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if
Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the
time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

                 (c)      Disability of Optionee.  In the event of termination
of an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant as a result of
his or her disability, the Optionee may, but only within twelve (12) months
from the date of such termination (and in no event later than the expiration
date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), exercise
the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such
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such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option such Incentive Stock Option shall automatically cease to
be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes
as a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the day three months and one day following
such termination.  To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise
the Option at the date of termination, or if the Optionee does not exercise
such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to
the Plan.

                 (d)      Death of Optionee.  In the event of the death of an
Optionee, the Option may be exercised, at any time within twelve (12) months
following the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration date of
the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement), by the
Optionee's estate or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option
by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent the Optionee was entitled to
exercise the Option at the date of death.  To the extent that Optionee was not
entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does
not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate.

                 (e)      Rule 16b-3.  Options granted to persons subject to
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain
such additional conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to
qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with
respect to Plan transactions.

                 (f)      Buyout Provisions.  The Administrator may at any time
offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted,
based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and
communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

         10.     Non-Transferability of Options.  The Option may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner
other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be
exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.

         11.     Stock Purchase Rights.

                 (a)      Rights to Purchase.  Stock Purchase Rights may be
issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted
under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan.  After the
Administrator determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the
Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing of the terms, conditions and
restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such
person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid (which price shall
not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares as of the date of
the offer), and the time within which such person must accept such offer, which
shall in no event exceed ninety (90) days from the date upon which the
Administrator made the determination to grant the Stock Purchase Right.  The
offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock purchase agreement
in the form determined by the Administrator.  Shares purchased pursuant to the
grant of a Stock Purchase Right shall be referred to herein as "Restricted
Stock."

                 (b)      Repurchase Option.  Unless the Administrator
determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall grant the
Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary
termination of the purchaser's employment with the Company for any reason
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death or Disability).  The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to
the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the original price paid by the
purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser
to the Company.  The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the
Committee may determine but in no case at a rate of less than 20% per year over
five years from the date of purchase.

                 (c)      Other Provisions.  The Restricted Stock purchase
agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not
inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its
sole discretion.  In addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock purchase
agreements need not be the same with respect to each purchaser.

                 (d)      Rights as a Shareholder.  Once the Stock Purchase
Right is exercised, the purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of
a shareholder, and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered
upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company.  No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided
in Section 13 of the Plan.

         12.     Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger
or Asset Sale.

                 (a)      Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required
action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right, and the number of
shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan
but as to which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been granted or
which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an
Option or Stock Purchase Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock
covered by each such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected
without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that
conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to
have been "effected without receipt of consideration."  Such adjustment shall
be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final,
binding and conclusive.  Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by
the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into
shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof
shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock
subject to an Option or Stock Purchase Right.

                 (b)      Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall
notify the Optionee at least fifteen (15) days prior to such proposed action.
To the extent it has not been previously exercised, each Option will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

                 (c)      Merger or Asset Sale.  In the event of a proposed
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of
the Company with or into another corporation, each outstanding Option and Stock
Purchase Right shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by
such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor
corporation.  In the event that such successor corporation does not agree to
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to substitute an equivalent option or right, the Administrator shall notify the
Optionee that the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be exercisable for a
period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option will
terminate upon the expiration of such period.

         13.     Time of Granting Options.  The date of grant of an Option
shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the
determination granting such Option, or such other date as is determined by the
Board.  Notice of the determination shall be given to each Employee or
Consultant to whom an Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the
date of such grant.

         14.     Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

                 (a)      Amendment and Termination.  The Board may at any time
amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration,
suspension or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights  of
any Optionee under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent.  In
addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under
the Exchange Act or with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law
or regulation, including the requirements of the NASD or an established stock
exchange), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment
in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

                 (b)      Effect of Amendment or Termination.  Any such
amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted
and such Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not
been amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the
Optionee and the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the
Optionee and the Company.

         15.     Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be
issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option
and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with
all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which
the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

                 As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may
require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment
and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

         16.     Reservation of Shares.  The Company, during the term of this
Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as
shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

                 The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's
counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares
hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure
to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not
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         17.     Agreements.  Options and Stock Purchase Rights shall be
evidenced by written agreements in such form as the Board shall approve from
time to time.

         18.     Shareholder Approval.  Continuance of the Plan shall be
subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12)
months before or after the date the Plan is adopted.  Such shareholder approval
shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under applicable state and
federal law.





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                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

                                   UNDER THE

                            AMENDED 1993 STOCK PLAN

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THE SECURITY REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION
THEREOF.  NO SUCH SALE OR DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933.
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         Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the CyberMedia,
Inc. Amended 1993 Stock Plan (the "Plan") shall have the same meanings in this
Stock Option Agreement.


         Grant Number:            FIELD (Grant No.)

         Optionee's Name:         FIELD (Name)

         Address:                 FIELD (Address)
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         NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

         You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of the
Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Stock Option
Agreement, as follows:

<TABLE>
         <S>                               <C>
         Grant Number:                     FIELD (Grant No.)
                                           ----------------------------------

         Optionee's Name:                  FIELD (Name)
                                           ----------------------------------

         Date of Grant:                    FIELD (Grant date)
                                           ----------------------------------

         Type of Option:                           Incentive Stock Option
                                           -------
                                                   Nonstatutory Stock Option
                                           -------

         Total Shares Granted:             FIELD (No. Shares)
                                           ----------------------------------

         Exercise Price per Share:         FIELD (Exercise Price)
                                           ----------------------------------

         Total Exercise Price:             FIELD (Total Exercise Price)
                                           ----------------------------------

         Term/Expiration Date:             FIELD (Exp. date)
                                           ----------------------------------

         Vesting Commencement:             FIELD (Vesting date)
                                           ----------------------------------

         Vesting Schedule:                 This Option may be exercised, in
                                           whole or in part, in accordance with
                                           the following "Vesting Schedule":

                                           1/4 of the Shares subject to the
                                           Option shall vest one year from the
                                           Vesting Commencement Date, and 1/48
                                           of the Shares subject to the Option
                                           shall vest at the end of each full
                                           month thereafter.

         Termination Period:               The "Termination Period" during
                                           which this Option may be exercised
                                           is 90 days (3 months maximum for
                                           Incentive Stock Options) after
                                           termination of Optionee's employment
                                           or consulting relationship, or such
                                           longer period as may be applicable
                                           upon death or Disability of Optionee
                                           as provided in the Plan, but in no
                                           event later than the Term/Expiration
                                           Date as provided above.
</TABLE>





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         AGREEMENT

         1.      Grant of Option.  The Company hereby grants to the Optionee
named in the Notice of Grant set forth as Part I above (the "Optionee"), an
option (the "Option") to purchase a total number of shares of Common Stock (the
"Shares") set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set
forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise Price") subject to the terms,
definitions and provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by
reference.

                 If designated an Incentive Stock Option ("ISO"), this Option
is intended to qualify as an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422
of the Code.  However, if this Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d)
it shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option ("NSO").  If designated a
Nonstatutory Stock Option ("NSO"), this Option is not intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option.

         2.      Exercise of Option.

                 (a)      Right to Exercise.  This Option is exercisable during
its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant
and the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Stock Option Agreement.  In
the event of Optionee's death, Disability or other termination of Optionee's
employment or consulting relationship, the exercisability of the Option is
governed by the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Stock Option
Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option shall only be
exercisable if stockholder approval of the Plan is obtained within twelve
months of the adoption of the Plan by the Board.

                 (b)      Method of Exercise.  This Option is exercisable by
delivery of an exercise notice in the form attached as Exhibit A (the "Exercise
Notice") which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of
Shares as to which the Option is being exercised (the "Exercised Shares") and
such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.  The Exercise Notice shall be signed by
the Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the
Secretary of the Company.  The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment
of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares.  This Option shall
be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed
Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price and any required
withholding tax.

                 No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this
Option unless such issuance and exercise complies with all relevant provisions
of law and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares are
then listed.  Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised
Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option
is exercised with respect to such Exercised Shares.

         3.      Method of Payment.  Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by
any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:

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                 (b)      check; or

                 (c)      if there is a public market for the Shares and they
are registered under the Securities Act, delivery of a properly executed
exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and
the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option
and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the
exercise price.

         4.      Restrictions on Exercise.  This Option may not be exercised
until such time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the
Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of
payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any
applicable federal or state securities or other law or regulation, including
any rule under Part 207 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations
("Regulation G") as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board.  As a condition
to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any
representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by any applicable
law or regulation.

         5.      Termination of Relationship.  In the event of termination of
Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee,
Optionee may, to the extent otherwise so entitled at the date of such
termination (the "Termination Date"), exercise this Option during the
Termination Period set out in the Notice of Grant.  To the extent that Optionee
was not entitled to exercise this Option at the date of such termination, or if
Optionee does not exercise this Option within the time specified herein, the
Option shall terminate.

         6.      Non-Transferability of Option.  This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by
Optionee.  The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.

         7.      Standoff Agreement.  Optionee agrees, in connection with any
public offering of the Company's equity securities, not to sell, make any short
sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of
any Shares (other than those included in the registration, if any) without the
prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be,
for such period of time (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) from the
effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such
underwriters; provided that the officers and directors of the company who own
stock of the Company also agree to such restrictions.

         8.      Term of Option.  This Option may be exercised only within the
term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only
in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.  The limitations set
out in Section 7 of the Plan regarding Options designated as Incentive Stock
Options and Options granted to more than ten percent (10%) shareholders shall
apply to this Option.


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         9.      Tax Consequences.  Set forth below is a brief summary as of
the date of this Option of some of the federal and California tax consequences
of exercise of this Option and disposition of the Shares.  THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR
DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.

                        (A)      Exercising the Option.

                                        (1)      Nonstatutory Stock Option.
The Optionee may incur regular federal income tax and California income tax
liability upon exercise of a NSO.  The Optionee will be treated as having
received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to
the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the
date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price.  If the Optionee is an
Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from
his or her compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable
taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation
income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse
to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of
exercise.

                                        (2)      Incentive Stock Option.  If
this Option qualifies as an ISO, the Optionee will have no regular federal
income tax or state income tax liability upon its exercise, although the
excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the date of
exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price will be treated as an adjustment
to alternative minimum taxable income for federal tax purposes and may subject
the Optionee to alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise.  In the event
that the Optionee undergoes a change of status from Employee to Consultant, any
Incentive Stock Option of the Optionee that remains unexercised shall cease to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax purposes as a
Nonstatutory Stock Option on the ninety-first (91st) day following such change
of status.

                        (B)      Disposition of Shares.

                                  (1)      NSO.  If the Optionee holds
NSO Shares for at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the
Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax
purposes.
                                  (2)      ISO.  If the Optionee holds
ISO Shares for at least one year after exercise and two years after the grant
date, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as
long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.  If the Optionee
disposes of ISO Shares within one year after exercise or two years after the
grant date, any gain realized on such disposition will be treated as
compensation income (taxable at ordinary income rates) to the extent of the
excess, if any, of the lesser of (A) the difference between the Fair Market
Value of the Shares acquired on the date of exercise and the aggregate Exercise
Price, or (B) the difference between the sale price of such Shares and the
aggregate Exercise Price.

                                  (C)      Notice of Disqualifying Disposition
of ISO Shares.  If the Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the
Shares acquired pursuant to an ISO on or before the later of (i) two years
after the grant date, or (ii) one year after the exercise date, the Optionee
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notify the Company in writing of such disposition.  The Optionee agrees that he
or she may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the
compensation income recognized from such early disposition of ISO Shares by
payment in cash or out of the current earnings paid to the Optionee.

         10.     Entire Agreement; Governing Law.  The Plan is incorporated
herein by reference.  The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the
Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be
modified adversely to the Optionee's interest except by means of a writing
signed by the Company and Optionee.  This agreement is governed by Delaware law
except for that body of law pertaining to conflict of laws.


                                  CYBERMEDIA, INC.,
                                  a Delaware corporation


                                  By:
                                       -----------------------------

                                  Title:
                                          --------------------------

         OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT
TO THE OPTION HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING CONSULTANCY OR EMPLOYMENT AT
THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS
OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER).  OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT, NOR IN THE COMPANY'S STOCK OPTION PLAN
WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, SHALL CONFER UPON OPTIONEE ANY RIGHT
WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY BY THE COMPANY, NOR
SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH OPTIONEE'S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO
TERMINATE OPTIONEE'S EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTANCY AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSE.

         Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and certain
information related thereto and represents that he is familiar with the terms
and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the
terms and provisions thereof.  Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Option
in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior
to executing this Option and fully understands all provisions of the Option.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions
or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the
Plan.



Dated:
         ____________________________              __________________________
                                                   FIELD (Name)





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                                   EXHIBIT A

                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                            AMENDED 1993 STOCK PLAN

                                EXERCISE NOTICE


CyberMedia, Inc.
3000 Ocean Park Boulevard
Suite 2001
Santa Monica, CA  90405
Attention:  Secretary

         1.      Exercise of Option.  Effective as of today, _________________,
the undersigned ("Purchaser") hereby elects to purchase _________ shares (the
"Shares") of the Common Stock of CyberMedia, Inc. (the "Company") under and
pursuant to the Company's 1993 Stock Plan (the "Plan") and the Stock Option
Agreement dated ______________ (the "Option Agreement").  The aggregate
purchase price for the Shares shall be $__________, as required by the Option
Agreement.

         2.      Delivery of Payment.  Purchaser herewith delivers to the
Company the full purchase price for the Shares.

         3.      Representations of Purchaser.  Purchaser acknowledges that
Purchaser has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement
and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.  Purchaser
acknowledges the representations made in the Option Agreement.

         4.      Rights as Stockholder.  Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Purchaser shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the
Company with respect to the Shares from and after the date the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares is issued, as evidenced by the appropriate
entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the
Company.  A share certificate for the number of Shares so acquired shall be
issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option.  No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 12 of the Plan.

         5.      Tax Consultation.  Purchaser understands that Purchaser may
suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser's purchase or
disposition of the Shares.  Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted
with any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the
purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the
Company for any tax advice.
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         6.      Entire Agreement; Governing Law.  The Plan and Option
Agreement are incorporated herein by reference.  This Agreement, the Plan and
the Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties and
supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the
Company and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof, and such
agreement is governed by Delaware law except for that body of law pertaining to
conflict of laws.


Submitted by:                     Accepted by:

PURCHASER:                        CYBERMEDIA, INC.


                                  By:
- --------------------------            ---------------------------------------
Signature

                                  Its:
- --------------------------             --------------------------------------
Print Name


Address:                          Address:
- -------                           -------

FIELD (Address)                   3000 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 2001
                                  Santa Monica, CA 90405




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<PAGE>   20

                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.
                            AMENDED 1993 STOCK PLAN

                    NOTICE OF GRANT OF STOCK PURCHASE RIGHT

         Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall
have the same defined meanings in this Notice of Grant.

[Grantee's Name and Address]

         You have been granted the right to purchase Common Stock of the
Company, subject to the Company's Repurchase Option and your ongoing Continuous
Status as an Employee or Consultant (as described in the Plan and the attached
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement), as follows:

         Grant Number                      _________________________

         Date of Grant                     _________________________

         Price Per Share                   $________________________

         Total Number of Shares Subject    _________________________
           to This Stock Purchase Right

         Expiration Date:                  _________________________


         YOU MUST EXERCISE THIS STOCK PURCHASE RIGHT BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE
OR IT WILL TERMINATE AND YOU WILL HAVE NO FURTHER RIGHT TO PURCHASE THE SHARES.
By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative below, you
and the Company agree that this Stock Purchase Right is granted under and
governed by the terms and conditions of the CyberMedia, Inc. Amended 1993 Stock
Plan and the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit
A-1, both of which are made a part of this document.  You further agree to
execute the attached Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement as a condition to
purchasing any shares under this Stock Purchase Right.

GRANTEE:                                   CyberMedia, Inc.

___________________________                By:     ___________________________
Signature

___________________________                Title:  ___________________________
Print Name
<PAGE>   21
                                  EXHIBIT A-1

                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.
                            AMENDED 1993 STOCK PLAN

                      RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

         Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall
have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement.

         WHEREAS the Purchaser named in the Notice of Grant, (the "Purchaser")
is an Employee or Consultant of the Company, and the Purchaser's continued
participation is considered by the Company to be important for the Company's
continued growth; and

         WHEREAS in order to give the Purchaser an opportunity to acquire an
equity interest in the Company as an incentive for the Purchaser to participate
in the affairs of the Company, the Administrator has granted to the Purchaser a
Stock Purchase Right subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the
Notice of Grant, which are incorporated herein by reference, and pursuant to
this Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement").

         NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

         1.      Sale of Stock.  The Company hereby agrees to sell to the
Purchaser and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase shares of the Company's
Common Stock (the "Shares"), at the per Share purchase price and as otherwise
described in the Notice of Grant.

         2.      Payment of Purchase Price.  The purchase price for the Shares
may be paid by delivery to the Company at the time of execution of this
Agreement of cash, a check, or some combination thereof.

         3.      Repurchase Option.

                 (a)      In the event the Purchaser's Continuous Status as an
Employee or Consultant terminates for any or no reason (including death or
disability) before all of the Shares are released from the Company's Repurchase
Option (see Section 4), the Company shall, upon the date of such termination (as
reasonably fixed and determined by the Company) have an irrevocable, exclusive
option (the "Repurchase Option") for a period of sixty (60) days from such date
to repurchase up to that number of shares which constitute the Unreleased Shares
(as defined in Section 4) at the original purchase price per share (the
"Repurchase Price").  The Repurchase Option shall be exercised by the Company by
delivering written notice to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's executor (with a
copy to the Escrow Holder) AND, at the Company's option, (i) by delivering to
the Purchaser or the Purchaser's executor a check in the amount of the aggregate
Repurchase Price, or (ii) by canceling an amount of the Purchaser's indebtedness
to the Company equal to the aggregate Repurchase Price, or (iii) by a
combination of (i) and (ii) so that the combined payment and cancellation of
indebtedness equals the aggregate Repurchase Price.  Upon delivery of such
notice and the payment of the aggregate 
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Repurchase Price, the Company shall become the legal and beneficial owner of the
Shares being repurchased and all rights and interests therein or relating
thereto, and the Company shall have the right to retain and transfer to its own
name the number of Shares being repurchased by the Company.

                 (b)      Whenever the Company shall have the right to
repurchase Shares hereunder, the Company may designate and assign one or more
employees, officers, directors or shareholders of the Company or other persons
or organizations to exercise all or a part of the Company's purchase rights
under this Agreement and purchase all or a part of such Shares.  If the Fair
Market Value of the Shares to be repurchased on the date of such designation or
assignment (the "Repurchase FMV") exceeds the aggregate Repurchase Price of
such Shares, then each such designee or assignee shall pay the Company cash
equal to the difference between the Repurchase FMV and the aggregate Repurchase
Price of such Shares.

         4.      Release of Shares From Repurchase Option.

                 (a)      _______________________  percent (______%) of the
Shares shall be released from the Company's Repurchase Option one year after
the Date of Grant and __________________ percent (______%) of the Shares at the
end of each month thereafter, provided that the Purchaser's Continuous Status
as an Employee or Consultant has not terminated prior to the date of any such
release.

                 (b)      Any of the Shares that have not yet been released
from the Repurchase Option are referred to herein as "Unreleased Shares."

                 (c)      The Shares that have been released from the
Repurchase Option shall be delivered to the Purchaser at the Purchaser's
request (see Section 6).

         5.      Restriction on Transfer.  Except for the escrow described in
Section 6 or the transfer of the Shares to the Company or its assignees
contemplated by this Agreement, none of the Shares or any beneficial interest
therein shall be transferred, encumbered or otherwise disposed of in any way
until such Shares are released from the Company's Repurchase Option in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, other than by will or the
laws of descent and distribution.

         6.      Escrow of Shares.

                 (a)      To ensure the availability for delivery of the
Purchaser's Unreleased Shares upon repurchase by the Company pursuant to the
Repurchase Option, the Purchaser shall, upon execution of this Agreement,
deliver and deposit with an escrow holder designated by the Company (the
"Escrow Holder") the share certificates representing the Unreleased Shares,
together with the stock assignment duly endorsed in blank, attached hereto as
Exhibit A-2.  The Unreleased Shares and stock assignment shall be held by the
Escrow Holder, pursuant to the Joint Escrow Instructions of the Company and
Purchaser attached hereto as Exhibit A-3, until such time as the Company's
Repurchase Option expires.  As a further condition to the Company's obligations
under this Agreement, the Company may require the spouse of Purchaser, if any,
to execute and deliver to the Company the Consent of Spouse attached hereto as
Exhibit A-4.


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<PAGE>   23
                 (b)      The Escrow Holder shall not be liable for any act it
may do or omit to do with respect to holding the Unreleased Shares in escrow
while acting in good faith and in the exercise of its judgment.

                 (c)      If the Company or any assignee exercises the
Repurchase Option hereunder, the Escrow Holder, upon receipt of written notice
of such exercise from the proposed transferee, shall take all steps necessary
to accomplish such transfer.

                 (d)      When the Repurchase Option has been exercised or
expires unexercised or a portion of the Shares has been released from the
Repurchase Option, upon request the Escrow Holder shall promptly cause a new
certificate to be issued for the released Shares and shall deliver the
certificate to the Company or the Purchaser, as the case may be.

                 (e)      Subject to the terms hereof, the Purchaser shall have
all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares while they are held
in escrow, including without limitation, the right to vote the Shares and to
receive any cash dividends declared thereon.  If, from time to time during the
term of the Repurchase Option, there is (i) any stock dividend, stock split or
other change in the Shares, or (ii) any merger or sale of all or substantially
all of the assets or other acquisition of the Company, any and all new,
substituted or additional securities to which the Purchaser is entitled by
reason of the Purchaser's ownership of the Shares shall be immediately subject
to this escrow, deposited with the Escrow Holder and included thereafter as
"Shares" for purposes of this Agreement and the Repurchase Option.

         7.      Legends.  The share certificate evidencing the Shares issued
hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legend (in addition to any
legend required under applicable state securities laws):

         THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
         RESTRICTIONS UPON TRANSFER AND RIGHTS OF REPURCHASE AS SET FORTH IN AN
         AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS
         ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

         8.      Adjustment for Stock Split.  All references to the number of
Shares and the purchase price of the Shares in this Agreement shall be
appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or other
change in the Shares which may be made by the Company after the date of this
Agreement.

         9.      Tax Consequences.  The Purchaser has reviewed with the
Purchaser's own tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax
consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.  The Purchaser is relying solely on such advisors and not on any
statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.  The
Purchaser understands that the Purchaser (and not the Company) shall be
responsible for the Purchaser's own tax liability that may arise as a result of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Purchaser understands
that Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
taxes as ordinary income the difference between the purchase price for the
Shares and the Fair Market Value of the Shares as of the date any restrictions
on the Shares lapse.  In this context, "restriction" includes the





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<PAGE>   24
right of the Company to buy back the Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Option.
The Purchaser understands that the Purchaser may elect to be taxed at the time
the Shares are purchased rather than when and as the Repurchase Option expires
by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the IRS within 30
days from the date of purchase.  The form for making this election is attached
as Exhibit A-5 hereto.

         THE PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS THE PURCHASER'S SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE COMPANY'S TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION
83(b), EVEN IF THE PURCHASER REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO
MAKE THIS FILING ON THE PURCHASER'S BEHALF.

         10.     General Provisions.

                 (a)      This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of [state].  This Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan and the Notice of Grant, represents the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the purchase of the Shares by the Purchaser.  Subject
to Section 15(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and
conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.  Unless otherwise defined
herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in
this Agreement.

                 (b)      Any notice, demand or request required or permitted
to be given by either the Company or the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered
personally or deposited in the U.S. mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and
addressed to the parties at the addresses of the parties set forth at the end
of this Agreement or such other address as a party may request by notifying the
other in writing.

                 Any notice to the Escrow Holder shall be sent to the Company's
address with a copy to the other party hereto.

                 (c)      The rights of the Company under this Agreement shall
be transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and
agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the
Company's successors and assigns.  The rights and obligations of the Purchaser
under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the
Company.

                 (d)      Either party's failure to enforce any provision of
this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such
provision, nor prevent that party from thereafter enforcing any other provision
of this Agreement.  The rights granted both parties hereunder are cumulative
and shall not constitute a waiver of either party's right to assert any other
legal remedy available to it.

                 (e)      The Purchaser agrees upon request to execute any
further documents or instruments necessary or desirable to carry out the
purposes or intent of this Agreement.

                 (f)      PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF
SHARES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING





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<PAGE>   25
SERVICE AS AN EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT
THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED OR PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER).  PURCHASER
FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT
CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS AN EMPLOYEE
OR CONSULTANT FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT
INTERFERE WITH PURCHASER'S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE
PURCHASER'S EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSE.

         By Purchaser's signature below, Purchaser represents that he or she is
familiar with the terms and provisions of the Plan, and hereby accepts this
Agreement subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof.  Purchaser has
reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity
to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully
understands all provisions of this Agreement.  Purchaser agrees to accept as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the
Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.
Purchaser further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence
indicated in the Notice of Grant.


DATED:
       ---------------------------

PURCHASER:                                 CyberMedia, Inc.

                                           By:
- ----------------------------------             ------------------------------
Signature

                                           Title:
- ----------------------------------                ---------------------------
Print Name





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<PAGE>   26
                                  EXHIBIT A-2

                      ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE



         FOR VALUE RECEIVED I, __________________________, hereby sell, assign
and transfer unto _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________ (__________) shares of the
Common Stock of CyberMedia, Inc. standing in my name of the books of said
corporation represented by Certificate No. _____ herewith and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint ________________________________
____________ to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named
corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

         This Stock Assignment may be used only in accordance with the
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement")
between________________________ and the undersigned dated ______________, 19__.


Dated: _______________, 19__


                          Signature:______________________________


INSTRUCTIONS:  Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.
The purpose of this assignment is to enable the Company to exercise the
Repurchase Option, as set forth in the Agreement, without requiring additional
signatures on the part of the Purchaser.
<PAGE>   27
                                  EXHIBIT A-3

                           JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS


                                                 ______________________, 19___

Corporate Secretary

Dear _______________________:

         As Escrow Agent for both CyberMedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and the undersigned purchaser of stock of the Company (the
"Purchaser"), you are hereby authorized and directed to hold the documents
delivered to you pursuant to the terms of that certain Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") between the Company and the undersigned, in
accordance with the following instructions:

         1.      In the event the Company and/or any assignee of the Company
(referred to collectively as the "Company") exercises the Company's Repurchase
Option set forth in the Agreement, the Company shall give to Purchaser and you
a written notice specifying the number of shares of stock to be purchased, the
purchase price, and the time for a closing hereunder at the principal office of
the Company.  Purchaser and the Company hereby irrevocably authorize and direct
you to close the transaction contemplated by such notice in accordance with the
terms of said notice.

         2.      At the closing, you are directed (a) to date the stock
assignments necessary for the transfer in question, (b) to fill in the number
of shares being transferred, and (c) to deliver same, together with the
certificate evidencing the shares of stock to be transferred, to the Company or
its assignee, against the simultaneous delivery to you of the purchase price
(by cash, a check, or some combination thereof) for the number of shares of
stock being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Company's Repurchase
Option.

         3.      Purchaser irrevocably authorizes the Company to deposit with
you any certificates evidencing shares of stock to be held by you hereunder and
any additions and substitutions to said shares as defined in the Agreement.
Purchaser does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint you as Purchaser's
attorney-in-fact and agent for the term of this escrow to execute with respect
to such securities all documents necessary or appropriate to make such
securities negotiable and to complete any transaction herein contemplated,
including but not limited to the filing with any applicable state blue sky
authority of any required applications for consent to, or notice of transfer
of, the securities.  Subject to the provisions of this paragraph 3, Purchaser
shall exercise all rights and privileges of a shareholder of the Company while
the stock is held by you.

         4.      Upon written request of the Purchaser, but no more than once
per calendar year, unless the Company's Repurchase Option has been exercised,
you shall deliver to Purchaser a
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certificate or certificates representing so many shares of stock as are not
then subject to the Company's Repurchase Option.  Within 90 days after
cessation of Purchaser's continuous employment by or services to the Company,
or any parent or subsidiary of the Company, you shall deliver to Purchaser a
certificate or certificates representing the aggregate number of shares held or
issued pursuant to the Agreement and not purchased by the Company or its
assignees pursuant to exercise of the Company's Repurchase Option.

         5.      If at the time of termination of this escrow you should have
in your possession any documents, securities, or other property belonging to
Purchaser, you shall deliver all of the same to Purchaser and shall be
discharged of all further obligations hereunder.

         6.      Your duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or
revoked only by a writing signed by all of the parties hereto.

         7.      You shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties
as are specifically set forth herein and may rely and shall be protected in
relying or refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by you
to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or
parties.  You shall not be personally liable for any act you may do or omit to
do hereunder as Escrow Agent or as attorney-in-fact for Purchaser while acting
in good faith, and any act done or omitted by you pursuant to the advice of
your own attorneys shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith.

         8.      You are hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all
warnings given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or
corporation, excepting only orders or process of courts of law, and are hereby
expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of
any court.  In case you obey or comply with any such order, judgment or decree,
you shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person,
firm or corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such
order, judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set
aside, vacated or found to have been entered without jurisdiction.

         9.      You shall not be liable in any respect on account of the
identity, authorities or rights of the parties executing or delivering or
purporting to execute or deliver the Agreement or any documents or papers
deposited or called for hereunder.

         10.     You shall not be liable for the outlawing of any rights under
the statute of limitations with respect to these Joint Escrow Instructions or
any documents deposited with you.

         11.     You shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other
experts as you may deem necessary properly to advise you in connection with
your obligations hereunder, may rely upon the advice of such counsel, and may
pay such counsel reasonable compensation therefor.

         12.     Your responsibilities as Escrow Agent hereunder shall
terminate if you shall cease to be an officer or agent of the Company or if you
shall resign by written notice to each party.  In the event of any such
termination, the Company shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent.





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         13.     If you reasonably require other or further instruments in
connection with these Joint Escrow Instructions or obligations in respect
hereto, the necessary parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.

         14.     It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with
respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the
securities held by you hereunder, you are authorized and directed to retain in
your possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said securities
until such disputes shall have been settled either by mutual written agreement
of the parties concerned or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has
been perfected, but you shall be under no duty whatsoever to institute or
defend any such proceedings.

         15.     Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon
deposit in the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail with
postage and fees prepaid, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto
entitled at the following addresses or at such other addresses as a party may
designate by ten days' advance written notice to each of the other parties
hereto.


                 COMPANY:         CyberMedia, Inc.

                 PURCHASER:
                                  ---------------------------------------


                                  ---------------------------------------


                                  ---------------------------------------

                 ESCROW AGENT:    Corporate Secretary
                                  CyberMedia, Inc.


         16.     By signing these Joint Escrow Instructions, you become a party
hereto only for the purpose of said Joint Escrow Instructions; you do not
become a party to the Agreement.

         17.     This instrument shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.





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         18.     These Joint Escrow Instructions shall be governed by, and
construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware.


                                  Very truly yours,

                                  CyberMedia, Inc.


                                  By:
                                      ---------------------------------------


                                  Title:
                                         ------------------------------------


                                  PURCHASER:


                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  (Signature)



                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  (Typed or Printed Name)

ESCROW AGENT:



- --------------------------
Corporate Secretary




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                                  EXHIBIT A-4

                               CONSENT OF SPOUSE


         I, ____________________, spouse of ___________________, have read and
approve the foregoing Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement").
In consideration of the Company's grant to my spouse of the right to purchase
shares of CyberMedia, Inc., as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby appoint my
spouse as my attorney-in-fact in respect to the exercise of any rights under
the Agreement and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Agreement insofar
as I may have any rights in said Agreement or any shares issued pursuant
thereto under the community property laws or similar laws relating to marital
property in effect in the state of our residence as of the date of the signing
of the foregoing Agreement.

Dated: _______________, 19____


                                  __________________________________________
                                  Signature of Spouse
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                                  EXHIBIT A-5
                          ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b)
                      OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to include in taxpayer's gross
income for the current taxable year the amount of any compensation taxable to
taxpayer in connection with his or her receipt of the property described below:

1.       The name, address, taxpayer identification number and taxable year of
         the undersigned are as follows:

         NAME:                     TAXPAYER:                        SPOUSE:

         ADDRESS:

         IDENTIFICATION NO.:        TAXPAYER:                       SPOUSE:

         TAXABLE YEAR:

2.       The property with respect to which the election is made is described
         as follows:  __________ shares (the "Shares") of the Common Stock of
         CyberMedia, Inc. (the "Company").

3.       The date on which the property was transferred is: ______________,
         19__.

4.       The property is subject to the following restrictions:

         The Shares may be repurchased by the Company, or its assignee, upon
         certain events. This right lapses with regard to a portion of the
         Shares based on the continued performance of services by the taxpayer
         over time.

5.       The fair market value at the time of transfer, determined without
         regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms
         will never lapse, of such property is: $_______________.

6.       The amount (if any) paid for such property is:

         $_______________.

The undersigned has submitted a copy of this statement to the person for whom
the services were performed in connection with the undersigned's receipt of the
above-described property.  The transferee of such property is the person
performing the services in connection with the transfer of said property.

The undersigned understands that the foregoing election may not be revoked
except with the consent of the Commissioner.

Dated:   ___________________, 19____       __________________________________
                                           Taxpayer

The undersigned spouse of taxpayer joins in this election.

Dated:   ___________________, 19____       __________________________________
                                           Spouse of Taxpayer

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.3

                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                       1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                     (reflects 1-for-2 reverse stock split)


         The following constitute the provisions of the 1996 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of CyberMedia, Inc.

      1.   Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions.  It is the
intention of the company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock
Purchase Plan" under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.  The provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to
extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of
that section of the Code.

      2.   Definitions.

           (a)   "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the company.

           (b)   "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

           (c)   "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.

           (d)   "Company" shall mean CyberMedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and any Designated Subsidiary of the Company.

           (e)   "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross
earnings, overtime and shift premiums, sales commissions, incentive
compensation, bonuses, but shall exclude other compensation.

           (f)   "Designated Subsidiaries" shall mean the Subsidiaries which
have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.

           (g)   "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an Employee of the
Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is at
least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in any calendar
year.  For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated
as continuing intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of
absence approved by the Company.  Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and
the individual's right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or
by contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on
the 91st day of such leave.

           (h)    "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first day of each Offering
Period.
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           (i)   "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Purchase
Period.

           (j)   "Exercise Periods" shall mean the periods of approximately six
(6) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be
exercised,  which shall commence each year on January 31st  (the "First
Offering Date") or July 31st (the "Second Offering Date") and shall terminate
on the last Trading Day of the periods ending six months later; provided,
however, that the first Exercise Period shall begin on the effective date of
the Company's initial public offering and shall end on the next First Offering
or Second Offering Date which is at least six months following such initial
public offering.  The duration of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to
Section 4 of this Plan.

           (k)   "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:

                 (1)   If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sale price for the Common Stock (or the mean of the closing bid and
asked prices, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange (or the
exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) or system on the
date of such determination (or the last Trading Day prior to the date of
determination, if the date of determination is not a Trading Day), as reported
in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable,
or;

                 (2)   If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ System (but
not on the Nasdaq National Market thereof) or is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the
Common Stock on the date of such determination (or the last Trading Day prior
to the date of determination, if the date of determination is not a Trading
Day), as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board
deems reliable, or;

                 (3)   In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Board.

                 (4)   For purposes of the Enrollment Date under the first
Offering Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial
price to the public as set forth in the final Prospectus included within the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock.

           (l)   "Plan" shall mean this 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

           (m)   "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the
Exercise Date, whichever is lower.

           (n)   "Purchase Period" shall mean the approximately six month
period commencing after one  Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise
Date, except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period shall
commence on the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date.





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           (o)   "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the
number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but not yet placed under option.

           (p)   "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of
which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a
Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter
organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

           (q)   "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock
exchanges and the NASDAQ System are open for trading.

      3.   Eligibility.

           (a)   Any Employee (as defined in Section 2(g)), who shall be
employed by the Company on a given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to
participate in the Plan.

           (b)   Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no
Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of
any Subsidiary.

      4.   Offering Periods.  The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive,
overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first
Trading Day on or after the first day of the First Offering Date and the first
day of the Second Offering Date each year, or on such other date as the Board
shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with
Section 19 hereof; provided, however, that the first Offering Period shall
begin on the effective date of the Company's initial public offering and shall
end on the last day of the First Offering Date or Second Offering Date
occurring provided, however, that if such Offering Period would exceed
twenty-seven (27) months, the first Offering Period shall end on the First
Offering Date or Second Offering Date which occurs closest to but prior to the
date which is twenty-four (24) months following the Company's initial public
offering. The Board shall have the power to change the duration of Offering
Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future
offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least
fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period
to be affected thereafter.

      5.   Participation.

           (a)   An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the office designated by the
Company to receive such agreements prior to the applicable Enrollment Date.

           (b)   Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the
first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll
in the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.





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           (c)   An eligible Employee may participate in an Offering Period
only if, as of the Enrollment Date of such Offering Period, such Employee is
not participating in any prior Offering Period which is continuing at the time
of such proposed enrollment.

      6.   Payroll Deductions.

           (a)   At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay
day during an Offering Period in an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of
the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period.
           (b)   All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be
credited to his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole
percentages only.  A participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.

           (c)   A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the
Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, and may increase or decrease the rate of
his or her payroll deductions during the Offering Period but not more
frequently than one (1) time each month.  A participant's subscription
agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless
terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.

           (d)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a
participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at such time during any
Purchase Period which is scheduled to end during the current calendar year (the
"Current Purchase Period") that the aggregate of all payroll deductions which
were previously used to purchase stock under the Plan in a prior Purchase
Period which ended during that calendar year plus all payroll deductions
accumulated with respect to the Current Purchase Period equal $21,250.  Payroll
deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in such participant's
subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Purchase Period which is
scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the
participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.

           (e)   At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or
at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan is
disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's
federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock.  At any
time, the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the
participant's compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet
applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make
available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or
early disposition of Common Stock by the Employee.

      7.   Grant of Option.  On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period,
each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted
an option to purchase on each Exercise Date of such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll deductions accumulated
prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the participant's account as of the
Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price.  In no event shall an Employee
be permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period more than a number of
shares determined by dividing $25,000 by the Fair Market Value of a share of
the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date.  All such purchases shall be subject
to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and





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12 hereof.  Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in Section 8 hereof,
unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10 hereof.  The option
shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.

      8.   Exercise of Option.  Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares
shall be exercised automatically on each Exercise Date of the Offering Period,
and the maximum number of full shares subject to option shall be purchased for
such participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll
deductions in his or her account.  No fractional shares shall be purchased; any
payroll deductions accumulated in a participant's account which are not
sufficient to purchase a full share shall be retained  in the participant's
account for the subsequent Exercise Date in such Offering Period, unless the
Offering Period has been over-subscribed or has terminated with such Exercise
Date, in which event, any monies left over in a participant's account shall be
returned to the participant.  During a participant's lifetime, a participant's
option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

      9.   Delivery.  As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on
which a purchase of shares occurs, either the Company shall arrange the
delivery to each participant of a certificate representing the shares purchased
upon exercise of his or her option, or the shares shall be credited to an
account in the participant's name with a brokerage firm selected by the Company
to hold the shares in its street name.

      10.  Withdrawal.

           (a)   A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the
payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise
his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the
Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan.  All of the participant's
payroll deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to such
participant within two weeks after receipt of written notice of withdrawal.
Such participant's option for the Offering Period shall be automatically
terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares shall
be made during the Offering Period.  If a participant withdraws from an
Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not resume at the beginning of the
succeeding Offering Period unless the participant delivers to the Company a new
subscription agreement.

           (b)   Upon a participant's ceasing to be an Employee (as defined in
Section 2(g) hereof) for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected
to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such
participant's account during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise
the option shall be returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her
death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 14 hereof, and
such participant's option shall be automatically terminated.  The preceding
sentence notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice
of termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee
for the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment during
the period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of
notice.

           (c)   A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not
have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan
which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods
which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the
participant withdraws.





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      11.  Interest.  No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of
a participant in the Plan.

      12.  Stock.

           (a)   The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be one hundred
thousand (100,000) shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization
of the Company as provided in Section 18 hereof.  If on a given Exercise Date
the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds
the number of shares then available under the Plan, the Company shall make a
pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase in as
uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be
equitable.

           (b)   The participant shall have no interest or voting right in
shares covered by his or her option until such option has been exercised.

           (c)   Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan shall
be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant
and his or her spouse.

      13.  Administration.

           (a)   Administrative Body.  The Plan shall be administered by the
Board or a committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board.  The Board
or its committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to
construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility
and to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan.  Every finding,
decision and determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the
full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.

           (b)   Rule 16b-3 Limitations.  Notwithstanding the provisions of
Subsection (a) of this Section 13, in the event that Rule 16b-3 promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
any successor provision ("Rule 16b-3") provides specific requirements for the
administrators of plans of this type, the Plan shall be administered only by
such a body and in such a manner as shall comply with the applicable
requirements of Rule 16b-3.  Unless permitted by Rule 16b-3, no discretion
concerning decisions regarding the Plan shall be afforded to any committee or
person that is not "disinterested" as that term is used in Rule 16b-3.

      14.  Designation of Beneficiary.

           (a)   A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account
under the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to an
Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such
participant of such shares and cash.  In addition, a participant may file a
written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death
prior to exercise of the option.  If a participant is married and the
designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for
such designation to be effective.





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           (b)   Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice.  In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate
of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
(to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver
such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or
relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known
to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

      15.  Transferability.  Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option
or to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 14 hereof) by the participant.  Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.

      16.  Use of Funds.  All payroll deductions received or held by the
Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose,
and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

      17.  Reports.  Individual accounts shall be maintained for each
participant in the Plan.  Statements of account shall be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.

      18.  Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization.

           (a)   Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required action by
the stockholders of the Company, the Reserves as well as the price per share of
Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been
exercised shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common
Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common
Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided,
however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not
be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration".  Such
adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect
shall be final, binding and conclusive.  Except as expressly provided herein,
no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities
convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment
by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares
of Common Stock subject to an option.

           (b)   Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period shall terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action, unless otherwise
provided by the Board.

           (c)   Merger or Asset Sale.  In the event of a proposed sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
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under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by
such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor
corporation, unless the Board determines, in the exercise of its sole
discretion and in lieu of such assumption or substitution, to shorten the
Offering Period then in progress by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New
Exercise Date") or to cancel each outstanding right to purchase and refund all
sums collected from participants during the Offering Period then in progress.
If the Board shortens the Offering Period then in progress in lieu of
assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten (10) business days
prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for his or her option
has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that his or her option shall be
exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date he
has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10 hereof.  For
purposes of this paragraph, an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to
be assumed if, following the sale of assets or merger, the option confers the
right to purchase or receive, for each share of option stock subject to the
option immediately prior to the sale of assets or merger, the consideration
(whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the sale of
assets or merger by holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock held
on the effective date of the transaction (and if such holders were offered a
choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if
such consideration received in the sale of assets or merger was not solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section
424(e) of the Code), the Board may, with the consent of the successor
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the
option to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent
equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders
of Common Stock and the sale of assets or merger.

      The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole
discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the
price per share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the
event the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations,
rights offerings or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding
Common Stock, and in the event of the Company being consolidated with or merged
into any other corporation.

      19.  Amendment or Termination.

           (a)   The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and for
any reason terminate or amend the Plan.  Except as provided in Section 18
hereof, no such termination can affect options previously granted, provided
that an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any
Exercise Date if the Board determines that the termination of the Plan is in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.  Except as provided in
Section 18 hereof, no amendment may make any change in any option theretofore
granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant.  To the extent
necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 or under Section 423 of the Code (or any
successor rule or provision or any other applicable law or regulation), the
Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree
as required.

           (b)   Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the length of Offering
Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes permitted in the amount
withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to
amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll
withholding in excess of the amount designated by a





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participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company's
processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable
waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to
ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each
participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the participant's
Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board
(or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable which are
consistent with the Plan.

      20.  Notices.  All notices or other communications by a participant to
the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location,
or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

      21.  Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

      As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the
person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such
exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without
any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of
counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the
aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

      22.  Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
stockholders of the Company.  It shall continue in effect for a term of ten
(10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 19 hereof.

      23.  Automatic Transfer to Low Price Offering Period.  To the extent
permitted by Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, if the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period is lower than the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date of such Offering
Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be automatically
withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise of their
option on the Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the immediately
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                                   EXHIBIT A

                                CYBERMEDIA INC.
                       1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

      _____ Original Application                   Enrollment Date: __________
      _____ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate
      _____ Change of Beneficiary(ies)

1.    _____________________________________ hereby elects to participate in the
      CyberMedia, Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan")
      and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company' s Common Stock in
      accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Purchase Plan.

2.    I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount of
      ____% of my Compensation (not to exceed 5%) on each payday during the
      Offering Period in accordance with the Purchase Plan.  The first
      deduction shall occur on the payday following the first complete pay
      period after the effective date of the Company's initial public offering.
      (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)

3.    I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
      purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
      determined in accordance with the Purchase Plan.  I understand that if I
      do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll
      deductions shall be used to automatically exercise my option.

4.    I have received a copy of the complete Purchase Plan.  I understand that
      my participation in the Purchase Plan is in all respects subject to the
      terms of thereof.  I understand that the grant of the option by the
      Company under this Subscription Agreement is subject to obtaining
      stockholder approval of the Purchase Plan.

5.    Shares purchased for me under the Purchase Plan should be issued in the
      name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse Only):  ______________
      ___________________________

6.    I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to
      the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
      Offering Period during which I purchased such shares), I shall be treated
      for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary income at the
      time of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair
      market value of the shares at the time such shares were purchased by me
      over the price which I paid for the shares.  I hereby agree to notify the
      Company in writing within 30 days after the date of any disposition of
      shares and I will make adequate provision for Federal, state or other tax
      withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the disposition of the
      Common Stock.  The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold
      from my compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable
      withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make
      available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to
      sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I dispose of such
      shares at any time after the expiration of the 2-year holding period, I
      understand that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as
      having received income only at the time of such disposition, and that
      such income will be taxed as ordinary income only to the extent of an
      amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair market value of
      the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price which
      I paid for the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market value of the shares
      on the first day of the Offering Period.  The remainder of the gain, if
      any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital gain.

7.    I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Purchase Plan.  The
      effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my
      eligibility to participate in the 1996 Purchase Plan.

8.    I hereby authorize the Company to terminate my participation in any
      Offering Period as of the last day of any Purchase Period and enroll me
      in a new Offering Period at the same payroll deduction rate as authorized
      above, if the option price as determined in accordance with Section 7 of
      the Purchase Plan for such new Offering Period is lower than the option
      price calculated on the first date of the Offering Period in which my
      participation is to be terminated.
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9.    Share Handling Instructions:

      Broker Related Transactions:
      [  ] Sell my shares in a Same-Day-Sale transaction on the first business
           day following the end of the Purchase Period.  (Select a Stock
           Broker below.)

      [  ] Deposit my shares into my brokerage account.  (Select a Stock Broker
           below.)

           [  ] ________________  [  ] Other:      Name: ______________________
           [  ] ________________                   Address: ___________________
                                                   Address: ___________________
                                                   Ph. No.:  __________________
      Non-Broker Transaction:
      [  ]  Send a certificate for all shares purchased directly to me.

10.   In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
      beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
      Purchase Plan (optional):

      NAME:  (Please print)_____________________________________________
                            (First)          (Middle)          (Last)

      _________________________   _________________________________
      Relationship                _________________________________
                                         (Address)


      NAME:  (Please print) __________________________________________________
                            (First)                (Middle)             (Last)
      Relationship                _____________________________________
                                  (Address)


      Employee's Social
      Security Number:      __________________________________

      Employee's Address:   __________________________________
                            __________________________________


I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.

Dated: ___________________  __________________________________
                                  Signature of Employee

                            __________________________________
                            Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary
                            other than spouse)





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                                   EXHIBIT B


                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                       1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                              NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL


      The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the CyberMedia,
Inc. 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ___________ 19____ (the
"Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby withdraws
from the Offering Period.  He or she hereby directs the Company to pay to the
undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions credited to
his or her account with respect to such Offering Period.  The undersigned
understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering Period shall be
automatically terminated.  The undersigned understands further that no further
payroll deductions shall be made for the purchase of shares in the current
Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate in
succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new
Subscription Agreement.


                              Name and Address of Participant:

                              _______________________________

                              _______________________________

                              _______________________________



                              Signature:

                              _______________________________


                              Date: _________________________

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.4

                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                           1996  DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN

                     (reflects 1-for-2 reverse stock split)

         1.      Purposes of the Plan.  The purposes of this 1996 Director
Option Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for service
as Outside Directors (as defined herein) of the Company, to provide additional
incentive to the Outside Directors of the Company to serve as Directors, and to
encourage their continued service on the Board.

                 All options granted hereunder shall be nonstatutory stock
options.

         2.      Definitions.  As used herein, the following definitions shall
apply:

                 (a)      "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

                 (b)      "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.

                 (c)      "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company.

                 (d)      "Company" means CyberMedia, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.

                 (e)      "Director" means a member of the Board.

                 (f)      "Employee" means any person, including officers and
Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
The payment of a Director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient in and
of itself to constitute "employment" by the Company.

                 (g)      "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.

                 (h)      "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value
of Common Stock determined as follows:

                          (i)     If the Common Stock is listed on any
established stock exchange or a national market system, including without
limitation the Nasdaq National Market of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, the Fair Market Value of a
Share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such system or exchange
(or the exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock) on the
date of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other
source as the Board deems reliable;
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                          (ii)    If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ
System (but not on the National Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair
Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid
and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the date of determination, as
reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems
reliable, or;

                          (iii)   In the absence of an established market for
the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good
faith by the Board.

                          (iv)    For purposes of Options granted on the
effective date of this Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial price
to the public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the
Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended for the initial public offering of the
Company's Common Stock.

                 (i)      "Inside Director" means a Director who is an
Employee.

                 (j)      "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the
Plan.

                 (k)      "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an
Option.

                 (l)      "Optionee"  means a Director who holds an Option.

                 (m)      "Outside Director" means a Director who is not an
Employee and is first elected to the Board after the adoption of this Plan.

                 (n)      "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

                 (o)      "Plan" means this 1996 Director Option Plan.

                 (p)      "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as
adjusted in accordance with Section 10 of the Plan.

                 (q)      "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation,"
whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.

         3.      Stock Subject to the Plan.  Subject to the provisions of
Section 10 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be
optioned and sold under the Plan is 50,000 Shares of Common Stock (the
"Pool").  The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Common
Stock.

                 If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having
been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall
become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has
terminated).  Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan shall not be
returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution
under the Plan.





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         4.      Administration and Grants of Options under the Plan.

                 (a)      Procedure for Grants.  The provisions set forth in
this Section 4(a) shall not be amended more than once every six months, other
than to comport with changes in the Code, the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder.  All grants of
Options to Outside Directors under this Plan shall be automatic and
nondiscretionary and shall be made strictly in accordance with the following
provisions:

                          (v)     No person shall have any discretion to select
which Outside Directors shall be granted Options or to determine the number of
Shares to be covered by Options granted to Outside Directors.

                          (vi)    Each Outside Director shall be automatically
granted an Option to purchase 5,000 Shares (the "First Option") on the date on
which the later of the following events occurs:  (A) the effective date of this
Plan, as determined in accordance with Section 6 hereof, or (B) the date on
which such person first becomes an Outside Director, whether through election
by the shareholders of the Company or appointment by the Board to fill a
vacancy; provided, however, that an Inside Director who ceases to be an Inside
Director but who remains a Director shall not receive a First Option.

                          (vii)   Each Outside Director shall be automatically
granted an Option to purchase 5,000 Shares (a "Subsequent Option") on December
1 of each year provided he or she is then an Outside Director, and if as of
such date, he or she shall have served on the Board for at least the preceding
six (6) months.

                          (viii)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections
(ii) and (iii) hereof, any exercise of an Option granted before the Company has
obtained shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof
shall be conditioned upon obtaining such shareholder approval of the Plan in
accordance with Section 16 hereof.

                          (ix)    The terms of a First Option granted hereunder
shall be as follows:

                                  (A)      the term of the First Option shall
be ten (10) years.

                                  (B)      the First Option shall be
exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company,
except as set forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof.

                                  (C)      the exercise price per Share shall
be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the First
Option.  In the event that the date of grant of the First Option is not a
trading day, the exercise price per Share shall be the Fair Market Value on the
next trading day immediately following the date of grant of the First Option.

                                  (D)      subject to Section 10 hereof, the
First Option shall become exercisable as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the
Shares subject to the First Option one year after its date of grant and as to
1/48th of the shares each month thereafter, provided that the Optionee
continues to serve as a Director on such dates.





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                          (x)     The terms of a Subsequent Option granted
hereunder shall be as follows:

                                  (A)      the term of the Subsequent Option
shall be ten (10) years.

                                  (B)      the Subsequent Option shall be
exercisable only while the Outside Director remains a Director of the Company,
except as set forth in Sections 8 and 10 hereof.

                                  (C)      the exercise price per Share shall
be 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant of the
Subsequent Option.  In the event that the date of grant of the Subsequent
Option is not a trading day, the exercise price per Share shall be the Fair
Market Value on the next trading day immediately following the date of grant of
the Subsequent Option.

                                  (D)      subject to Section 10 hereof, the
Subsequent Option shall become exercisable as to one-fourth (1/4th) of the
Shares subject to the Subsequent Option four (4) years and one month after its
date of grant and as to one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the shares on the last day
of each month thereafter, provided that the Optionee continues to serve as a
Director on such dates.

                          (xi)    In the event that any Option granted under
the Plan would cause the number of Shares subject to outstanding Options plus
the number of Shares previously purchased under Options to exceed the Pool,
then the remaining Shares available for Option grant shall be granted under
Options to the Outside Directors on a pro rata basis.  No further grants shall
be made until such time, if any, as additional Shares become available for
grant under the Plan through action of the Board or the shareholders to
increase the number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan or through
cancellation or expiration of Options previously granted hereunder.

         5.      Eligibility.  Options may be granted only to Outside
Directors.  All Options shall be automatically granted in accordance with the
terms set forth in Section 4 hereof.

                 The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with
respect to continuation of service as a Director or nomination to serve as a
Director, nor shall it interfere in any way with any rights which the Director
or the Company may have to terminate the Director's relationship with the
Company at any time.

         6.      Term of Plan.  The Plan shall become effective upon the
effective date of the first Registration Statement filed by the Company under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  It shall continue in effect for a term
of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 11 of the Plan.

         7.      Form of Consideration.  The consideration to be paid for the
Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of
payment, shall consist of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) other shares which (x) in
the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the
Optionee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a
Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise
price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, (iv) delivery
of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation
as the Company and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an
exercise of the





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Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay
the exercise price, or (v) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

         8.      Exercise of Option.

                 (a)      Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any
Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times as are set forth in
Section 4 hereof; provided, however, that no Options shall be exercisable until
shareholder approval of the Plan in accordance with Section 16 hereof has been
obtained.

                 An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

                 An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written notice
of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of
the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for
the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by
the Company.  Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of
payment allowable under Section 7 of the Plan.  Until the issuance (as
evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock certificate evidencing
such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a
shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the
exercise of the Option.  A share certificate for the number of Shares so
acquired shall be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise
of the Option. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for
which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued,
except as provided in Section 10 of the Plan.

                 Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease
in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of
the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the
Option is exercised.

                 (b)      Rule 16b-3.  Options granted to Outside Directors
must comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act or any successor thereto and shall contain such additional
conditions or restrictions as may be required thereunder to qualify Plan
transactions, and other transactions by Outside Directors that otherwise could
be matched with Plan transactions, for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of
the Exchange Act.

                 (c)      Termination of Continuous Status as a Director.
Subject to Section 10 hereof, in the event an Optionee's status as a Director
terminates (other than upon the Optionee's death or total and permanent
disability (as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code)), the Optionee may
exercise his or her Option, but only within three (3) months following the date
of such termination, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to
exercise it on the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration of its ten (10) year term).  To the extent that the Optionee was not
entitled to exercise an Option on the date of such termination, and to the
extent that the Optionee does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise
so entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.





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                 (d)      Disability of Optionee.  In the event Optionee's
status as a Director terminates as a result of total and permanent disability
(as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), the Optionee may exercise his or
her Option, but only within twelve (12) months following the date of such
termination, and only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise
it on the date of such termination (but in no event later than the expiration
of its ten (10) year term).  To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled
to exercise an Option on the date of termination, or if he or she does not
exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

                 (e)      Death of Optionee.  In the event of an Optionee's
death, the Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance may exercise the Option, but only within
twelve (12) months following the date of death, and only to the extent that the
Optionee was entitled to exercise it on the date of death (but in no event
later than the expiration of its ten (10) year term).  To the extent that the
Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option on the date of death, and to
the extent that the Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to
exercise such Option does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so
entitled) within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

         9.      Non-Transferability of Options.  The Option may not be sold,
pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner
other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be
exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.

         10.     Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution,
Merger, Asset Sale or Change of Control.

                 (a)      Changes in Capitalization.  Subject to any required
action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each
outstanding Option, the number of Shares which have been authorized for
issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or
which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an
Option, as well as the price per Share covered by each such outstanding Option,
and the number of Shares issuable pursuant to the automatic grant provisions of
Section 4 hereof shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease
in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock
split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or
any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without
receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of
any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been
"effected without receipt of consideration."  Except as expressly provided
herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or
securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no
adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price
of Shares subject to an Option.

                 (b)      Dissolution or Liquidation.  In the event of the
proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, to the extent that an
Option has not been previously exercised, it shall terminate immediately prior
to the consummation of such proposed action.

                 (c)      Merger or Asset Sale.  In the event of a merger of
the Company with or into another corporation or the sale of substantially all
of the assets of the Company, the vesting of





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outstanding Options shall become fully vested and exercisable, including as to
Shares for which such Options would not otherwise be exercisable.  In such
event the Board shall notify the Optionee that the Option shall be fully
exercisable for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such notice, and
upon the expiration of such period the Option shall terminate.

         11.     Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

                 (a)      Amendment and Termination.  Except as set forth in
Section 4, the Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend, or discontinue the
Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension, or discontinuation shall be
made which would impair the rights of any Optionee under any grant theretofore
made, without his or her consent.  In addition, to the extent necessary and
desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any other
applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval of
any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

                 (b)      Effect of Amendment or Termination.  Any such
amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted
and such Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not
been amended or terminated.

         12.     Time of Granting Options.  The date of grant of an Option
shall, for all purposes, be the date determined in accordance with Section 4
hereof.

         13.     Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.  Shares shall not be
issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option
and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with
all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, state securities laws, and the requirements of any
stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further
subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.

                 As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may
require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment
and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares, if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

                 Inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's
counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares
hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure
to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not
have been obtained.

         14.     Reservation of Shares.  The Company, during the term of this
Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as
shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.





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         15.     Option Agreement.  Options shall be evidenced by written
option agreements in such form as the Board shall approve.

         16.     Shareholder Approval.  Continuance of the Plan shall be
subject to approval by the shareholders of the Company at or prior to the first
annual meeting of shareholders held subsequent to the granting of an Option
hereunder.  Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and
manner required under applicable state and federal law.





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                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                            DIRECTOR OPTION AGREEMENT

                              (For Initial Options)

         CyberMedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), has granted
to ____________ (the "Optionee"), an option to purchase a total of ____________
shares of the Company's Common Stock (the "Optioned Stock"), at the price
determined as provided herein, and in all respects subject to the terms,
definitions and provisions of the Company's 1996 Director Option Plan (the
"Plan") adopted by the Company which is incorporated herein by reference. The
terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings herein.

         I.       Nature of the Option. This Option is a nonstatutory option and
is not intended to qualify for any special tax benefits to the Optionee.

         II.      Exercise Price. The exercise price is $___________ for each
share of Common Stock.

         III.     Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during
its term in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of the Plan as follows:

                  A.       Right to Exercise.

                           1.       This Option shall become exercisable in
installments cumulatively with respect to 25% of the Optioned Stock on the first
anniversary date of the date of grant and as to the remaining shares ratably
each month over the ensuing four years, so that one hundred percent (100%) of
the Optioned Stock shall be exercisable four years after the date of grant;
provided, however, that in no event shall any Option be exercisable prior to the
date the stockholders of the Company approve the Plan.

                           2.       This Option may not be exercised for a
fraction of a share.

                           3.       In the event of Optionee's death, disability
or other termination of service as a Director, the exercisability of the Option
is governed by Section 8 of the Plan.

                  B.       Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable
by written notice which shall state the election to exercise the Option and the
number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised. Such written
notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall be signed by the
Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary
of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the
exercise price.
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         IV.      Method of Payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be by
any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

                  A.       cash;

                  B.       check; or

                  C.       surrender of other shares which (x) in the case of
Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Optionee for
more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market
Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the
Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised; or

                  D.       delivery of a properly executed exercise notice
together with such other documentation as the Company and the broker, if
applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to
the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price.

         V.       Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised if
the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of
consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable
federal or state securities or other law or regulations, or if such issuance
would not comply with the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the
Shares may then be listed. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the
Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the
Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

         VI.      Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.

         VII.     Term of Option. This Option may not be exercised more than ten
(10) years from the date of grant of this Option, and may be exercised during
such period only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.

         VIII.    Taxation Upon Exercise of Option. Optionee understands that,
upon exercise of this Option, he or she will recognize income for tax purposes
in an amount equal to the excess of the then Fair Market Value of the Shares
purchased over the exercise price paid for such Shares. Since the Optionee is
subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
under certain limited circumstances the measurement and timing of such income
(and the commencement of any capital gain holding period) may be deferred, and
the Optionee is advised to contact a tax advisor concerning the application of
Section 83 in general and the availability a Section 83(b) election in
particular in connection with the exercise of the Option. Upon a resale of such
Shares by the Optionee, any difference between the sale price and the Fair
Market Value of the Shares on the date




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of exercise of the Option, to the extent not included in income as described
above, will be treated as capital gain or loss.


DATE OF GRANT: _____________



                                        CYBERMEDIA, INC.
                                        a Delaware corporation



                                        By: ___________________________




         Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, a copy of which is
attached hereto, and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and
provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms
and provisions thereof. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive
and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions
arising under the Plan.

         Dated: _________________

                                        _______________________________
                                        Optionee




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                                    EXHIBIT A


                         DIRECTOR OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE
                              (for Initial Option)



CyberMedia, Inc.
3000 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Attn: Chief Executive Officer

Gentlemen:

         1.       Exercise of Option. The undersigned ("Optionee") hereby elects
to exercise Optionee's option to purchase ___________ shares of the Common Stock
(the "Shares") of CyberMedia, Inc. (the "Company") under and pursuant to the
Company's 1996 Director Option Plan and the Director Option Agreement dated
_______________________ (the "Agreement").

         2.       Representations of Optionee. Optionee acknowledges that
Optionee has received, read and understood the Agreement.

         3.       Federal Restrictions on Transfer. Optionee understands that
the Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or unless an exemption from
such registration is available, and that the certificate(s) representing the
Shares may bear a legend to that effect. Optionee understands that the Company
is under no obligation to register the Shares and that an exemption may not be
available or may not permit Optionee to transfer Shares in the amounts or at the
times proposed by Optionee.

         4.       Tax Consequences. Optionee understands that Optionee may
suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Optionee's purchase or
disposition of the Shares. Optionee represents that Optionee has consulted with
any tax consultant(s) Optionee deems advisable in connection with the purchase
or disposition of the Shares and that Optionee is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.

         5.       Delivery of Payment. Optionee herewith delivers to the Company
the aggregate purchase price for the Shares that Optionee has elected to
purchase and has made provision for the payment of any federal or state
withholding taxes required to be paid or withheld by the Company.

         6.       Entire Agreement. The Agreement is incorporated herein by
reference. This Exercise Notice and the Agreement constitute the entire
agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings
and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Exercise Notice and the Agreement are governed by Delaware law
except for that body of law pertaining to conflict of laws.

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Submitted by:                           Accepted by:

OPTIONEE:                               CYBERMEDIA, INC.

______________________________          By: _______________________________

Address:                                Its: ______________________________


Dated: _______________________          Dated: ____________________________




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                                CYBERMEDIA, INC.

                            DIRECTOR OPTION AGREEMENT
                             (For Subsequent Option)

         CyberMedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), has granted
to ______________________________________ (the "Optionee"), an option to
purchase a total of ________________ shares of the Company's Common Stock (the
"Optioned Stock"), at the price determined as provided herein, and in all
respects subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Company's 1996
Director Option Plan (the "Plan") adopted by the Company which is incorporated
herein by reference. The terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined
meanings herein.

         I.       Nature of the Option. This Option is a nonstatutory option and
is not intended to qualify for any special tax benefits to the Optionee.

         II.      Exercise Price. The exercise price is $_______ for each share
of Common Stock.

         III.     Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during
its term in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of the Plan as follows:

                  A.       Right to Exercise.

                           1.       This Option shall become exercisable as to
1/4th of the Optioned Stock four years and one month after the date of grant
and as to one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the shares on the last day of each month
thereafter.

                           2.       This Option may not be exercised for a
fraction of a share.

                           3.       In the event of Optionee's death, disability
or other termination of service as a Director, the exercisability of the Option
is governed by Section 8 of the Plan.

                  B.       Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable
by written notice which shall state the election to exercise the Option and the
number of Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised. Such written
notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, shall be signed by the
Optionee and shall be delivered in person or by certified mail to the Secretary
of the Company. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the
exercise price.

         IV.      Method of Payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be by
any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

                  A.       cash;



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                  B.       check; or

                  C.       surrender of other shares which (x) in the case of
Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Optionee for
more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market
Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the
Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised; or

                  D.       delivery of a properly executed exercise notice
together with such other documentation as the Company and the broker, if
applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to
the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price.

         V.       Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised if
the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of
consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any applicable
federal or state securities or other law or regulations, or if such issuance
would not comply with the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the
Shares may then be listed. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the
Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the
Company as may be required by any applicable law or regulation.

         VI.      Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be
transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or
distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the
Optionee. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.

         VII.     Term of Option. This Option may not be exercised more than ten
(10) years from the date of grant of this Option, and may be exercised during
such period only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.

         VIII.    Taxation Upon Exercise of Option. Optionee understands that,
upon exercise of this Option, he or she will recognize income for tax purposes
in an amount equal to the excess of the then Fair Market Value of the Shares
purchased over the exercise price paid for such Shares. Since the Optionee is
subject to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
under certain limited circumstances the measurement and timing of such income
(and the commencement of any capital gain holding period) may be deferred, and
the Optionee is advised to contact a tax advisor concerning the application of
Section 83 in general and the availability a Section 83(b) election in
particular in connection with the exercise of the Option. Upon a resale of such
Shares by the Optionee, any difference between the sale price and the Fair
Market Value of the Shares on the date




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of exercise of the Option, to the extent not included in income as described
above, will be treated as capital gain or loss.

DATE OF GRANT:  ______________

                                        CyberMedia, Inc.,
                                        a Delaware corporation



                                        By: ___________________________



         Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, a copy of which is
attached hereto, and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and
provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms
and provisions thereof. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive
and final all decisions or interpretations of the Board upon any questions
arising under the Plan.

         Dated: _________________

                                        _______________________________
                                        Optionee




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                                    EXHIBIT A


                         DIRECTOR OPTION EXERCISE NOTICE
                             (for Subsequent Option)



CyberMedia, Inc.
3000 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Gentlemen:

         1. Exercise of Option. The undersigned ("Optionee") hereby elects to
exercise Optionee's option to purchase __________ shares of the Common Stock
(the "Shares") of CyberMedia, Inc. (the "Company") under and pursuant to the
Company's 1996 Director Option Plan and the Director Option Agreement dated
_______________ (the "Agreement").

         2. Representations of Optionee. Optionee acknowledges that Optionee has
received, read and understood the Agreement.

         3. Federal Restrictions on Transfer. Optionee understands that the
Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or unless an exemption from such
registration is available, and that the certificate(s) representing the Shares
may bear a legend to that effect. Optionee understands that the Company is under
no obligation to register the Shares and that an exemption may not be available
or may not permit Optionee to transfer Shares in the amounts or at the times
proposed by Optionee.

         4. Tax Consequences. Optionee understands that Optionee may suffer
adverse tax consequences as a result of Optionee's purchase or disposition of
the Shares. Optionee represents that Optionee has consulted with any tax
consultant(s) Optionee deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Optionee is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.

         5. Delivery of Payment. Optionee herewith delivers to the Company the
aggregate purchase price for the Shares that Optionee has elected to purchase
and has made provision for the payment of any federal or state withholding taxes
required to be paid or withheld by the Company.

         6. Entire Agreement. The Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
This Exercise Notice and the Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the
parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of
the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
Exercise Notice and the Agreement are governed by Delaware law except for that
body of law pertaining to conflict of laws.



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Submitted by:                           Accepted by:

OPTIONEE:                               CYBERMEDIA, INC.

______________________________          By:___________________________

                                        Its:__________________________

Address:



Dated:________________________          Dated:________________________




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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
CyberMedia, Inc.


        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement on Form S-8 of CyberMedia, Inc. of our report dated June 26, 1996
relating to the balance sheets of CyberMedia, Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and
1994 and the related statements of operations, stockholder's equity and cash
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1995,
which report appears in the registration statement dated October 23, 1996 on
Form S-1 of CyberMedia, Inc.


Long Beach, California
January 20, 1997



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