Should I remove CommonShare?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
84% remove it16% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #17,094
United States Rank #13,996
Reach 0.0147%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 46.17 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2015.04.28.185148 |
0.35% |
|
| 2015.01.23.213401 |
1.04% |
|
| 2015.01.06.024333 |
12.80% |
|
| 2014.12.20.030651 |
12.80% |
|
| 2014.12.10.022350 |
4.15% |
|
| 2014.11.27.020733 |
6.23% |
|
| 2014.11.25.220600 |
1.38% |
|
| 2014.11.25.220554 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.11.14.235431 |
2.42% |
|
| 2014.10.16.171644 |
17.65% |
|
| 2014.10.16.071643 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.16.011645 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.15.065246 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.15.044148 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.15.015825 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.13.232728 |
0.69% |
|
| 2014.10.13.222220 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.13.153533 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.11.194359 |
0.69% |
|
| 2014.10.11.183908 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.10.195259 |
1.04% |
|
| 2014.10.10.155025 |
1.04% |
|
| 2014.10.09.193802 |
1.04% |
|
| 2014.10.09.153517 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.08.232415 |
0.69% |
|
| 2014.10.08.192123 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.08.151848 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.08.071330 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.07.230813 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.06.144620 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.06.064113 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.05.223539 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.05.183306 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.05.143032 |
0.69% |
|
| 2014.10.05.102744 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.05.022224 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.04.101200 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.03.180142 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.03.015107 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.02.214844 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.10.02.053826 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.09.30.211858 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.09.30.091128 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.09.29.210347 |
1.38% |
|
| 2014.09.29.170123 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.09.29.125850 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.09.29.005134 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.09.28.204912 |
0.69% |
|
| 2014.09.28.124423 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.09.28.003716 |
0.35% |
|
| 2014.09.27.203449 |
0.35% |
|
| 94 versions |
Other programs by Yontoo Technology
Rankings
- #17,089 Nokia Data Package Manager
- #17,090 Boost for Internet Explorer by Verti Technology Group
- #17,091 O&O UnErase by O&O Software GmbH
- #17,092 Artweaver Free 5 by Boris Eyrich Software
- #17,093 DxO Optics Pro 7 by DXO Labs
- #17,094 CommonShare by Yontoo Technology
- #17,095 Panda Secure Vault 5 by AceBIT GmbH
- #17,096 GetGo Download Manager
- #17,097 Fitbit v2.1.0.8
- #17,098 Dyyno Broadcaster
- #17,099 H&R Block Deluxe + Efile 2011 by HRB Technology,
CommonShare
What is CommonShare?
CommonShare 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 adware'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. In addition the app may display alerts and popups for updating or installing new applications many of which are ad-supported browser extensions.
Overview
The most common release is 2014.10.16.171644, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named CommonSharebho.dll. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 2.84 MB (2,980,923 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Integrates into the web browser
- Installs a Windows Service
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
- This program has a poor reputation
- Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in CommonShare.
| CommonSharebho.dll (c40ddbd832d82250d290f7f9e68604bf) has been flagged by the following 19 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
BrowseFox.F |
| Avira |
7.11.184.160 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen2 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.bO |
| Comodo Security |
20063 |
Application.Win32.BrowseFox.JM |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Trojan.BPlug.167 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10710 |
a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.O |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
11/20/2014 |
Riskware/BrowseFox |
| K7GW |
13.185.13987 |
Trojan ( 020000001 ) |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.02 |
PUP.Optional.CommonShare.A |
| McAfee |
5600.6941 |
BrowseFox-FRR |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6941 |
BrowseFox-FRR |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.62995 |
Trojan.Win32.BPlug.dfohwl |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA HO |
| Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.20 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OJI14 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0OJI14 |
| updateCommonShare.exe (891329b7b6b8452414eb845abb14def9) has been flagged by the following 33 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| Agnitum Outpost |
5.5.1.3 |
Riskware.Agent! |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2015.04.12.00 |
Win-PUP/BrowseFox.Gen |
| ALYac |
1.0.1.4 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:BrowseFox-DQ [PUP] |
| AVG |
15.0.0.4328 |
Generic.EB6 |
| Avira |
3.6.1.96 |
ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.MSIL.BrowseFox.H |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.6379 |
W32.HfsAdware.45E6 |
| Comodo Security |
21735 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| Cyren |
5.4.16.7 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.600 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
11460 |
a variant of MSIL/BrowseFox.H potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot |
4.7.1.166 |
W32/S-7b6eb46a!Eldorado |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| G Data |
25 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.8.9.0 |
PUA.MSIL.BrowseFox |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.202.15567 |
Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9881 ) |
| K7GW |
9.202.15567 |
Unwanted-Program ( 0040f9881 ) |
| McAfee |
6.0.5.614 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
v2015 |
BrowseFox-FTQ |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.30.10.952 |
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri |
| nProtect |
2015-04-10.01 |
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CX |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA BB |
| Symantec |
20141.2.0.56 |
Trojan.Gen.2 |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Qudamah.Gen.18 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EB615 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EB615 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
39266 |
Yontoo (fs) |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.2135 |
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.68833 |
View all 52 all detections
CommonShare has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: CommonShare
URL: commonshare.net/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\CommonShare
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\CommonShare\CommonShareuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 2.84 MB
Files installed by CommonShare
| Program module: | CommonSharebho.dll (Malware detected) |
| Name: | CommonShare |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\CommonShare\CommonSharebho.dll |
| MD5: | c40ddbd832d82250d290f7f9e68604bf |
Additional files:
-
(Malware detected) CommonSharebho.dll - CommonShare
-
CommonShareUninstall.exe
-
(Malware detected) updateCommonShare.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- CommonSharebho.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'CommonShare' with the class of {b0022d3c-ca81-4a57-ba00-31650a761234}.
Service
- updateCommonShare.exe runs as a service named 'Update CommonShare' (Update CommonShare).
How do I remove CommonShare?
You can uninstall CommonShare from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program CommonShare, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove CommonShare.
- 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 CommonShare you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 45%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
|
|
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
|
|
USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
|
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
47.06% |
|
| Windows 10 |
44.64% |
|
| Windows Vista |
6.92% |
|
| Windows XP |
1.38% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 8.1 |
27.97% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.92% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.44% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.94% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.59% |
|
| Windows 8 |
4.20% |
|
Geography
54.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
54.89% |
| United Kingdom |
7.61% |
| Brazil |
6.79% |
| Canada |
4.08% |
| Italy |
4.08% |
| France |
3.53% |
| Germany |
2.45% |
| India |
1.90% |
| Poland |
1.36% |
| DK |
1.36% |
| Norway |
1.36% |
| Portugal |
1.36% |
| Sweden |
1.36% |
| Belgium |
1.36% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.48% |
|
| Acer |
19.64% |
|
| Dell |
18.75% |
|
| Toshiba |
9.38% |
|
| ASUS |
6.70% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.80% |
|
| Samsung |
4.91% |
|
| Medion |
0.89% |
|
| Sony |
0.45% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
5.04% |
|
| HP 15 Notebook PC |
3.60% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.88% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 3847 |
2.16% |
|
| HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC |
2.16% |
|
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.16% |
|
About Yontoo Technology
Yontoo, a subsidiary/alias of ad-hijacker Sambreel, is a publisher of ad-supported web browser extensions designed to inject and display advertisements within the browser.
Publisher URL: www.yontoo.com