Should I remove ShareThis?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
3.0.19	2.94%
3.0.18	11.76%
3.0.17	8.82%
3.0.14	8.82%
3.0.13	14.71%
3.0.11	52.94%

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Remove ShareThis by Data Protection Solutions

Share This from Injek brand of adware is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. This includes inserting into web pages or displaying ads over parts of existing web page advertisements, banners, coupons or text links that would not otherwise appear. It will communicate with the j's servers to check for new offers and the placement of offers as well as monitoring and recording the domain name of each page the user views, the advertisements that appear on these pages and the ads the user clicks on.

Form the site: "In order to keep Share This free, we've partnered with high-quality ad providers and you may see additional ads when Share This is installed. We do not allow any really annoying ads, sexual content, or intrusive media; we've only partnered with high-quality ad providers to deliver the best user experience possible, while also trying to help with some of our costs to keep Share This free."

In addition the app may display alerts and popups for updating or installing new applications many of which are ad-supported browser extensions.

Share This is a free application that allows you to share content with your friends and family. Share This uses existing social media APIs and other services to make it easy to share your content from one place.

Help link: www.getsharethis.com/about.html

License: View the full license agreement (EULA) for ShareThis

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\sharethis

Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\ShareThis\uninstall.exe"

Estimated size: 747.4 KB

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program ShareThis, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ShareThis.
4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS Win 10 56% Win XP 3%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 86% Keep it 14%

GLOBAL RANK #46,256

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	47.37%
Canada	21.05%
Brazil	18.42%
United Kingdom	5.26%
France	2.63%
Australia	2.63%
Germany	2.63%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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