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Should I remove Sharest?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.1.0.0 33.33%
3.8.0.0 16.67%
3.7.0.0 16.67%
3.0.0.0 16.67%
2.5.0.0 16.67%

Sharest

What is Sharest?  (from Sharest)

Sharest is a fast, all-embracing p2p tool, designed for easy and secure downloading. It has great connecting capabilities and a high overall performance. The program helps you find and grab the movies, songs, games or other types of files, from the p2p networks with great accuracy and lets you to specify fields for tit...  Read more

Overview

Sharest is a program developed by Sharest. The most used version is 4.1.0.0, 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 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 sharest.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 13.8 MB (14,474,560 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 70% of users of Sharest come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Lithuania.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.sharest.com/features.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sharest
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Sharest\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 13.8 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Sharest

Program executable:sharest.exe
Name:Sharest
Path:C:\Program Files\sharest\sharest.exe
MD5:6ff09de56a94c8827da24834a860b069
Additional files:
  • uninstall.exe - Sharest
  • Sharest.dll (by ProNetSharing) - LimeWire Music Dynamic Link Library (ProNetSharing Dynamic Link Library)
  • UpdateApp.exe - UpdateApp
  • GenericWindowsUtils.dll
  • WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • UpdateApp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E6C512E0-010D-499D-A8C8-2C5B27C74A70}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Sharest.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Sharest\Sharest.exe'.

How do I remove Sharest?

You can uninstall Sharest 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 Sharest, 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 Sharest.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 50%
Win XP 17%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
70.00%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 50.00%
Windows 7 33.33%
Windows XP 16.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 33.33%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 16.67%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.67%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

70.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 70.00%
  Canada 20.00%
  Lithuania 10.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 40.00%
Hewlett-Packard 40.00%
Intel 20.00%
Common models
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 16.67%
HP HP Notebook 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard p6710f 16.67%
FUJITSU SIEMENS AMILO L S... 16.67%
Dell XPS 8500 16.67%
Dell Computer Dimension 3... 16.67%

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