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

What percent of users and experts removed it?
67% remove it33% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,602
United States Rank #8,484
Reach 0.0139%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.57 days
665.75 days >
Average installed length: 349.80 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.1.21.3 100.00%

CWA Reminder by We-Care.com v4.1.21.3

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.

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. Every purchase supports your nonprofit, and you save with special discounts, deals, and coupons. We're more than an online charity mall. From shoes and clothing to travel and hotels, our stores hav...  Read more

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named iemenuitem.dll. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 3.94 MB (4,132,864 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
  • Delivered through a thrid-party offer
  • 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{A6558E2A-FAF9-4570-AA49-6328D0354517}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 3.94 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by CWA Reminder by We-Care.com v4.1.21.3

Program module:iemenuitem.dll
Name:We-Care Reminder App
IEToolsMenu Enable
Path:C:\ProgramData\wecarereminder\iemenuitem.dll
MD5:c3df99300b0c1ffd83bc8a320083f570
Additional files:
  • wcautoupdate.exe - Auto-Update.exe for We-Care Reminder
  • iehelperv2.5.0.dll - WeCareReminder (We-Care.com Browser Helper)
  • reminderhelper.exe - ReminderHelper (WeCareReminder Helper App)
  • iehelperv2.5.0ps.dll
  • iemenuitemps.dll
  • ietoolmenudisable.exe

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).
Internet Explorer Extension
  • iemenuitem.dll is installed as an Internet Explorer extension as 'EDReminder Class' with a class of {6ED0A312-78F5-493C-A90C-5DAF321D0BF8}.

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 v4.1.21.3, 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 v4.1.21.3 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 67%
Keep it 33%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#17,602
 
REACH
~0.01%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.72%
Windows Vista 10.95%
Windows 10 9.12%
Windows XP 6.20%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 62.04%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 9.12%
Windows 7 Professional 7.30%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.20%
Windows 8.1 3.65%
Windows 8 3.28%

Distribution by countryGeography

98.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 98.13%
  Iran 1.04%
  IQ 0.21%
  Netherlands 0.21%
  Canada 0.21%
  Saudi Arabia 0.21%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 41.35%
Dell 30.77%
Acer 11.54%
Toshiba 6.25%
Lenovo 2.40%
ASUS 1.92%
Gateway 1.44%
GIGABYTE 0.96%
Intel 0.96%
Sahara 0.96%
Compaq 0.96%
Alienware 0.48%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.33%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.33%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.33%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.67%
HP G72 Notebook PC 2.67%
Gateway NE56R 2.00%

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

comments2 comments

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Abbsover a year ago
Im operating on windows 7 & i did not knowingly or intentionally download wecare 4.1.21.3. When i go into programs highlight wecare and click uninstall, 2st asks if sure reply yes 2nd says preparing uninstall, but then where udually will say do you want to allow these changes [uninstall], its asking if i want permit program to update software on computer, what do i do???
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croussinover a year ago
It's a useless piece of crap. Totally froze up my computer. Can't use my computer and can't uninstall it. Stay away from this!!!!