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Should I remove Lenovo SHAREit?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,320
United States Rank #1,310
Reach 0.5175%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.48 days
220.63 days >
Average installed length: 115.92 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.8.0 1.00%
2.0.6.0 0.02%
2.0.5.0 80.09%
2.0.4.0 9.64%
1.0.11.0 8.53%
1.0.10.0 0.73%

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Lenovo SHAREit

Overview

Lenovo SHAREit is a software program developed by Lenovo. The most common release is 2.0.5.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named shareit.exe. The setup package generally installs about 41 files and is usually about 17.47 MB (18,314,639 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 50% of users of Lenovo SHAREit come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.lenovo.com/think/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Lenovo\SHAREit\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 17.47 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Lenovo SHAREit

Program executable:shareit.exe
Name:Lenovo SHAREit
SHAREit
Path:C:\Program Files\lenovo\shareit\shareit.exe
MD5:c6390ba92da953dd5aa26bf003ee7f6b
Additional files:
  • QualityStats_repo1.dll - QualityStats_Repository1
  • QualityStats.dll - Quality Statistics (QualityStats)
  • Interop.EasyPlusDiscoveryComLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'EasyPlusDiscoveryComLib'.
  • Interop.ShareitSdk.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'ShareitSdk'.
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras
  • Shareit.Discovery.Adapter.dll - Shareit.Discovery.Adapter
  • Shareit.Foundation.dll - Shareit.DiscoveryShareImp
  • Shareit.Share.Adapter.dll - Shareit.Share.Adapter
  • Shareit.Ffsd.dll
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • Shareit.Common.dll - Shareit.Common
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • unins001.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • Shareit.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'SHAREitDeviceOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'LenovoShareit' and the action verb 'open.
Scheduled Task
  • Shareit.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{97FABBC2-BEDD-47F1-B67F-C579FEFE4F00}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Lenovo SHAREit?

You can uninstall Lenovo SHAREit 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 Lenovo SHAREit, 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 Lenovo SHAREit.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Lenovo
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#1,320

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 92.19%
Windows 7 7.79%
Windows Vista 0.01%
Windows XP 0.01%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 47.47%
Windows 10 Home 20.71%
Windows 8.1 Connected 8.57%
Windows 7 Professional 6.87%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 6.85%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 2.93%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.58% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.58%
  United Kingdom 7.73%
  Italy 4.69%
  Germany 4.18%
  France 2.90%
  Spain 2.74%
  DK 2.26%
  Canada 2.00%
  Sweden 1.86%
  Netherlands 1.81%
  Norway 1.52%
  India 1.24%
  Australia 1.22%
  Brazil 1.02%

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a PC hardware and electronics company whose products include personal computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices and IT management software.
Publisher URL: www.lenovo.com

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