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Should I remove SharePort Plus?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #17,666
United States Rank #22,208
Reach 0.0138%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.25 days
685.97 days >
Average installed length: 360.42 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.5.0 R1 5.15%
4.4.0 R1 0.37%
4.4.0 B1 0.74%
4.3.0 25.37%
4.2.1 B1 5.51%
4.2.1 0.37%
4.2.0 5.51%
4.1.1 43.38%
4.1.0 13.60%

Other programs by D-Link

SharePort Plus

What is SharePort Plus?  (from D-Link)

SharePort is an all-in-one mobile companion that is ideal for anyone who enjoys playing music, movies or viewing photos from their iPad, iPhone or Android device. In addition, SharePort provides wireless access wherever an existing network is available and adds instant storage to a mobile device, offering the ultimate ...  Read more

Overview

SharePort Plus is a program developed by D-Link. The most used version is 4.1.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 shareportplus.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 4.09 MB (4,284,754 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 28% of users of SharePort Plus come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.dlink.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\D-Link\SharePort Plus
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\D-Link\SharePort Plus\Couninst.exe
Estimated size: 4.09 MB

Program filesFiles installed by SharePort Plus

Program executable:shareportplus.exe
Name:SharePort Plus
Path:C:\Program Files\d-link\shareport plus\shareportplus.exe
MD5:73a4755d6f3080b580c87031d548ec01
Additional files:
  • Couninst.exe - SharePort Plus
  • Spnuhelper.exe
  • Svlscapi.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • Spnuhelper.exe runs as a service named 'D-Link SharePort Plus Helper' (D-Link SharePort Plus Helper) "D-Link SharePort Plus Helper".
Startup File (User Run)
  • SharePortPlus.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SharePort Plus' and executes as C:\Program Files\D-Link\SharePort Plus\SharePortPlus.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • SharePortPlus.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\D-Link\SharePort Plus\SharePortPlus.exe'.

How do I remove SharePort Plus?

You can uninstall SharePort Plus 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 SharePort Plus, 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 SharePort Plus.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win 7 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 52.57%
Windows 10 39.34%
Windows XP 4.78%
Windows Vista 3.31%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.89%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.07%
Windows 7 Professional 10.70%
Windows 8.1 9.23%
Windows 10 Pro 8.86%
Windows 10 Home 8.12%

Distribution by countryGeography

28.05% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 28.05%
  Canada 17.82%
  Germany 11.55%
  Belgium 7.59%
  Sweden 7.59%
  Netherlands 5.61%
  DK 2.97%
  Italy 2.31%
  Switzerland 1.98%
  Austria 1.65%
  Taiwan 1.32%
  France 1.32%
  Australia 1.32%
  United Kingdom 1.32%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
ASUS 19.35%
Dell 17.42%
Acer 12.90%
Toshiba 8.39%
GIGABYTE 6.45%
Samsung 6.45%
Lenovo 3.87%
Medion 3.87%
American Megatrends 1.29%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 NoteBook ... 5.51%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.94%
ASUSTeK K53E 3.15%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.36%
MSI MS-7850 2.36%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 1.57%

About D-Link

D-Link is a network adapter vendor and a designer, developer, and manufacturer of networking solutions.
Publisher URL: www.dlink.com

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