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Should I remove KODAK Share Button App?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,616
United States Rank #2,280
Reach 0.1136%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 32.47 days
957.99 days >
Average installed length: 503.35 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.06.0015.0313 4.29%
4.05.0000.0000 30.12%
4.03.0000.0000 30.34%
4.01.0000.0000 11.35%
4.00.0000.0000 10.28%
3.01.0000.0000 8.53%
3.00.0000.0000 1.30%
2.02.0000.0000 2.86%
2.01.0000.0000 0.36%
2.0.0000.0000 0.31%
1.05.0100 0.27%

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KODAK Share Button App

What is KODAK Share Button App?  (from Eastman Kodak Company)

To use the social networking features, you must install the Share Button App on your computer. The camera works with your Internet-connected computer to install the Share Button App and to share pictures. When the Share Button App is installed, follow the prompts to set up your email and social networking accounts (FAC...  Read more

Overview

KODAK Share Button App is a program developed by Eastman Kodak Company. The most used version is 4.03.0000.0000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is Kodak_ShareButton_App.exe. The software installer includes 102 files and is usually about 20.7 MB (21,707,776 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 89% of users of KODAK Share Button App come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.kodak.com
Help link: www.kodak.com/go/sharebuttonappsupport
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Kodak\KODAK Share Button App\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{16B2498C-C6C1-4AE7-95EF-D2A09F50071C}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 20.7 MB

Program filesFiles installed by KODAK Share Button App

Program executable:Kodak_ShareButton_App.exe
Name:Kodak Share Button App
Path:C:\Program Files\Kodak\KODAK Share Button App\Kodak_ShareButton_App.exe
MD5:fd3b17ad80656c2ba3ad1958c62f8f44
Additional files:
  • MetadataWicMetadataHandler-PlatOpt.dll - WICMetadataHandlerPlugin (WIC Metadata Handler Plug-in)
  • KGShare_App.exe - Kodak Gallery Share App
  • KODAK Wireless Utility.exe - KODAK Wireless Utility
  • Kodak_ShareButton_App.exe - Kodak Share Button App
  • Listener.exe - KODAK Share Button App (Camera detection stub)
  • ViewerApp.exe - Viewer App
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • MagUIEngine.dll (by ArcSoft) - ArcSoft MagUIEngine (MagUIEngine)
  • MagUIInter.dll (by ArcSoft) - ArcSoft MagUIInter (MagUIInter)
  • TranscodingEngine.dll - Transcoding Engine (TranscodingEngine)
  • uASFWriter.dll (by Arcsoft) - Arcsoft AsfWriter (WMV and WMA File Writer)
  • MagPCMac.dll - ArcSoft MagPCMac (MagPCMac)
  • MagCore.dll - ArcSoft MagCore (MagCore)
  • MediaParser1.dll - MediaParser1 (ArcSoft MediaParser1)
  • vedFramework.dll - vedFramework (ArcSoft VedFramework)
  • vedMediaInfo.dll - vedMediaInfo (ArcSoft vedMediaInfo)
  • vedNavigator.dll - vedNavigator
  • ArcSurface.dll - ArcSurface (ArcSoft ArcSurface)
  • vedGrabber.dll - vedGrabber (ArcSoft vedGrabber)
  • VEDVerCtrl.dll (by ArcSoft,Inc) - VEDVerCtrl
  • XMLWrapper.dll - XMLWrapper
  • ExportMgr.dll - ExportMgr (VideoEditEngine ExportMgr)
  • ImportMgr.dll - ImportMgr (ArcSoft ImportMgr)
  • python26.dll (by Python Software Foundation) - Python (Python Core)
  • bmdns.dll
  • boost_python-vc90-mt-1_40.dll
  • python.exe
  • router.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • ViewerApp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7AD9F0B-D780-4643-9763-FFF1427E6454}' (runs on registration).
  • Listener.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8EF16558-2A92-407d-825F-149D101CB9FE}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Listener.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task with the class {10EF5062-FADE-4238-95E4-4EA61663B88F}-Kodak Share Button App Camera detect.
Startup File (User Run)
  • KGShare_App.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'KGShareApp' and executes as C:\Program Files\Kodak\KODAK Share Button App\KGShare_App.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Listener.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'KodakShareButtonApp' which loads as C:\Program Files\Kodak\KODAK Share Button App\Listener.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • python.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Python26\python.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

Listener.exe
Memory:1.74 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000324814%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00001500%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00001748%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:915
8,062,084 average

How do I remove KODAK Share Button App?

You can uninstall KODAK Share Button App 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 KODAK Share Button App, 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 KODAK Share Button App.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win 7 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.64%
Windows Vista 16.93%
Windows 10 10.23%
Windows XP 9.20%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.49%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 13.62%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.93%
Windows 7 Professional 6.81%
Windows 10 Home 5.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.42%

Distribution by countryGeography

89.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 89.29%
  United Kingdom 3.44%
  Canada 3.19%
  Australia 0.56%
  Israel 0.31%
  South Africa 0.28%
  Philippines 0.22%
  India 0.22%
  Ireland 0.17%
  Croatia 0.17%
  Indonesia 0.17%
  Sweden 0.14%
  Hungary 0.08%
  Mexico 0.08%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 34.31%
Dell 32.94%
Acer 12.39%
Toshiba 10.05%
GIGABYTE 2.74%
ASUS 2.22%
Intel 1.30%
Lenovo 1.17%
Samsung 0.91%
Gateway 0.78%
American Megatrends 0.59%
Sahara 0.59%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.61%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.08%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.55%
Dell Inspiron 1545 3.29%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.63%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.50%

About Eastman Kodak Company

Kodak is an imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company.
Publisher URL: www.kodak.com

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