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Should I remove ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #47,946
United States Rank #27,410
Reach 0.0016%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 689.42 days
1517.54 days >
Average installed length: 797.35 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0.12.5 100.00%

ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com v4.0.12.5

What is ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com?

ASPCA Reminder by We-Care.com is a web browser toolbar designed for various charity organizations with the intention of providing a percentage of any purchases made by the user using the toolbar through a valid merchant back to the charity. The We-Care.com toolbar relies on the consumer becoming a member. If the consumer buys through this toolbar through a set of affiliate merchants they will donate a percentage of their purchase to a charity of their choice.

The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer your users a free browser add-on which politely informs them when a portion of their online purchase will be donated to the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) -- at no additional cost to the user. The ASPCA works to rescue animals from abuse, pass humane laws and share resources with shelters nationwide."

About  (from We-Care.com)

Use these Downloads to promote and raise money for your cause. The We-Care Reminder automatically makes your purchases count, even when you forget to click through the mall. You and your friends can fundraise as a team with the Shop & Give Gadget. And you can use our Web Badges to drive traffic from your website, blog,...  Read more
Overview
  • Loads into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.we-care.com
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\wecarereminder
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{39F8E2BF-6868-483A-9AC1-7369C1905D7C}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.4 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com v4.0.12.5

Program module:iehelperv2.5.0.dll
Name:WeCareReminder
We-Care.com Browser Helper
Path:C:\ProgramData\wecarereminder\iehelperv2.5.0.dll
MD5:0fe576e71ea69f96403e2e0da19224d2
WeCareReminder tracks the web pages you view agianst a large remote database of affliate partners, it it sees a know affiliate it will direct any purchasing transactions through that affiliate so that it can generate revenue. In some cases,...
Additional files:
  • wcautoupdate.exe - Auto-Update.exe for We-Care Reminder
  • reminderhelper.exe - ReminderHelper (WeCareReminder Helper App)
  • iehelperv2.5.0ps.dll
  • wecarereminderro.crx

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Internet Explorer BHO
  • iehelperv2.5.0.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'WeCareReminder Class' with the class of {D824F0DE-3D60-4F57-9EB1-66033ECD8ABB} (WeCareReminder).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

reminderhelper.exe
Memory:2.03 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0061707690%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00452523%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00164554%
0.015104% average
I/O reads/min:686 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.89 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com?

You can uninstall ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com v4.0.12.5, 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 ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com.
  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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by ASPCA Tri Reminder by We-Care.com v4.0.12.5 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win Vista (SP1) 3%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#47,946

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.97%
Windows Vista 22.58%
Windows XP 6.45%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 64.52%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 19.35%
Windows 7 Professional 6.45%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.45%
Windows Vista Business 3.23%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 51.85%
Dell 14.81%
Sony 11.11%
GIGABYTE 7.41%
Acer 7.41%
Toshiba 3.70%
Lenovo 3.70%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.90%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 3.45%
Hewlett-Packard h8-1020 3.45%
Gigabyte P55-USB3 3.45%
Gigabyte H57M-USB3 3.45%
Dell Inspiron M5030 3.45%

About (from We-Care.com)

We-Care.com is much more than an online shopping mall. With more than 2500 merchants, we empower you to Shop with Purpose.
Publisher URL: www.we-care.com

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