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Should I remove MediaShare Desktop Applications?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #47,275
United States Rank #39,547
Reach 0.0017%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 3.26 days
96.16 days >
Average installed length: 50.52 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.4.2 100.00%

MediaShare Desktop Applications

Overview

MediaShare Desktop Applications is a program developed by Axentra. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software installer includes 20 files and is usually about 16.14 MB (16,927,933 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 61% of users of MediaShare Desktop Applications come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.axentra.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Verbatim\MediaShare Desktop Applications\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{0711ADE3-52A6-4BA0-9403-0A633CD1F12B}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 16.14 MB

Program filesFiles installed by MediaShare Desktop Applications

  • AxentraPicturesWizard.exe - Axentra QuickConnect (HipServ Pictures Wizard)
  • AxentraSmartShortcut.exe - HipServ SmartShortcut
  • HipServAgent.exe - HipServAgent Application
  • hpwRES.dll
  • hsagentRES.dll
  • smrtshrtctRES.dll
  • ComputersBackup.exe
  • computersbackupRES.dll
  • iconv.dll (by GNU ) - LibIconv (LibIconv: convert between character encodings)
  • KillProcess.dll
  • libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • libupnp.dll
  • libxml2.dll
  • msvcm80.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • msvcp80.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • msvcr80.dll
  • pthreadVC2.dll (by Open Source Software community project) - POSIX Threads for Windows32 Library
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • zlib1.dll (by Zlib) - Zlib (Zlib: general purpose data compression / decompression library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • AxentraPicturesWizard.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'AxentraUploadPicturesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'Axentra.UploadPictures' and the action verb 'upload.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • HipServAgent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HipServ Agent' which loads as C:\Program Files\Verbatim\MediaShare Desktop Applications\HipServAgent\HipServAgent.exe.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • HipServAgent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\INSTALLS\MediaShare Desktop Applications\HipServAgent\HipServAgent.exe'.
  • AxentraSmartShortcut.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\INSTALLS\MediaShare Desktop Applications\QuickConnect\AxentraSmartShortcut.exe'.
  • AxentraPicturesWizard.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\INSTALLS\MediaShare Desktop Applications\QuickConnect\AxentraPicturesWizard.exe'.

How do I remove MediaShare Desktop Applications?

You can uninstall MediaShare Desktop Applications 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 MediaShare Desktop Applications, 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 MediaShare Desktop Applications.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win XP 3%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 57.58%
Windows 10 30.30%
Windows Vista 9.09%
Windows XP 3.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.36%
Windows 10 Home 18.18%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.12%
Windows 7 Professional 9.09%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 9.09%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

60.98% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 60.98%
  Canada 4.88%
  Germany 4.88%
  DK 4.88%
  France 4.88%
  United Kingdom 4.88%
  Switzerland 2.44%
  Czech Republic 2.44%
  Italy 2.44%
  New Zealand 2.44%
  Sweden 2.44%
  SN 2.44%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 40.00%
Dell 16.00%
Acer 12.00%
Sony 8.00%
Lenovo 8.00%
ASUS 8.00%
GIGABYTE 4.00%
Toshiba 4.00%
Common models
Dell Studio 1747 7.41%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.41%
Unknow Unknow 3.70%
TOSHIBA Satellite L755 3.70%
HP EliteBook 2760p 3.70%
HP 14 Notebook PC 3.70%

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