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Should I remove CWA Reminder by We-Care.com?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
71% remove it29% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,106
United States Rank #7,613
Reach 0.0184%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.38 days
394.75 days >
Average installed length: 207.41 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.1.26.3 100.00%

CWA Reminder by We-Care.com v4.1.26.3

What is CWA Reminder by We-Care.com?

CWA 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 throgh a set of affiliate merchants they will donate a percentage of their purchase to a charity of their choice.

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named reminderhelper.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 9 files and is usually about 4.28 MB (4,489,216 bytes). The installed file wcautoupdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
CWA 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{26B4D0E1-6F6D-48DF-8719-80276A259F7E}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 4.28 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by CWA Reminder by We-Care.com v4.1.26.3

Program executable:reminderhelper.exe
Name:ReminderHelper
WeCareReminder Helper App
Path:C:\ProgramData\wecarereminder\reminderhelper.exe
MD5:f9e94645ab6ce8a96e56d447b2c66370
Additional files:
  • iemenuitem.dll - We-Care Reminder App (IEToolsMenu Enable)
  • wcautoupdate.exe - Auto-Update.exe for We-Care Reminder
  • iehelperv2.5.0.dll - WeCareReminder (We-Care.com Browser Helper)
  • merchanthash.json

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).

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

You can uninstall CWA 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 CWA Reminder by We-Care.com v4.1.26.3, 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 CWA 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 CWA Reminder by We-Care.com v4.1.26.3 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 71%
Keep it 29%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,106

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 51.66%
Windows 10 41.99%
Windows Vista 6.08%
Windows XP 0.28%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.11%
Windows 8.1 24.79%
Windows 8 12.81%
Windows 7 Professional 6.96%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.29%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.79%

Distribution by countryGeography

99.64% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 99.64%
  Iran 0.18%
  Saudi Arabia 0.18%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 46.62%
Dell 23.99%
Toshiba 10.47%
Acer 7.43%
ASUS 4.73%
Lenovo 3.38%
Intel 1.01%
Samsung 1.01%
GIGABYTE 0.68%
Gateway 0.68%
Common models
HP 2000 Notebook PC 8.70%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.35%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.80%
TOSHIBA Satellite C55-A 3.80%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.72%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.17%

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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