Ranked
#22,161
Worldwide
Ranked
#21,458
US
Lifespan
406.9
Days
 

Shareaza

Published by Discordia Limited

Shareaza Publisher's Description

Welcome to Shareaza's P2P file sharing world. By using the world's leading free peer-to-peer file sharing network you can easily find, download and legally share over 20 million free MP3 files, videos...  Read more

Details

Latest version:8.0.0.126209
Location:C:\Program Files\Shareaza Applications
Install size:31.66 MB (33,200,712 bytes)
About URL:www.shareazaweb.com
Help link:http://help.shareazaweb.com/
Uninstall:"C:\ProgramData\{47E1B06E-0207-42C9-8315-F1E24834ED9E}\Shareaza_V8_en_Setup.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE

The trust score is the reputation of Shareaza based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Some versions are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Automatically starts up each time any user logs into Windows.
  • Adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
  • Known to bundle potentially unwanted software offers during installation.

2
Malware detections

ShareazaMediabarTb.dll has been detected by the following 2 antivirus programs:
Dr.Web
as DLOADER.Trojan
Jiangmin
as Trojan/Agent.drjz
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Trend data unavailable until this program becomes quantified in the next few days.

shareaza.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\shareaza applications\shareaza\shareaza.exe
MD5:5b9f0d9bba54d27793a02c1a6865b3dc
datamngrUI.exe
Behavior:Startup File (All Users Run)
MD5:5d3eb294a92604592d409d5780fc20e8
IEBHO.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer BHO
Name:IEHelper Module
MD5:43d41daba3b5dd39f8012bba88e6e1c8
IMWebControl.dll
Behavior:Safe for Scripting Control
Description:IMWebControl
MD5:5639f5d196dbe3b945fb8d1caadf1b17
DiscoveryHelper.dll
Behavior:Safe for Scripting Control
Description:DiscoveryHelper
MD5:c799e8dc754fe7b4fe4d059e3fd4c56f
ShareazaMediabarDx.dll
Behavior:Internet Explorer Toolbar
Name:MediaBar
MD5:aeafca596181fbcfcd725f6cb5c5cda4
uninstall.exe
Description:MediaBar 2.0
MD5:d840d37c7ce76a397303f1a6b4d45e48
GIFAnimator.dll
Name:GifAnimator
MD5:37cf748dc9333113813d75022836f644
UpdateInst.exe
Name:UpdateInst
MD5:0b997f7c746fc24d2f2ce706aebcc903
IMTrProgress.dll
Description:IMTrProgress
MD5:908357912be7f5303d06fb25b94fcc66
Launcher.exe
Name:Launcher
MD5:85468429c03ca7770453790537315402

Installs by Country

24.1%
13.8%
10.3%
10.3%
6.9%
6.9%
6.9%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
US
BR
NL
IT
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IR
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AU
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Installs in the United States

Latest Installs



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Versions

8.0.0.126209 17.24%
8.0.0.123534 6.90%
8.0.0.112300 24.14%
7.0.0.94309 10.34%
7.0.0.91481 6.90%
7.0.0.88253 3.45%
7.0.0.100786 17.24%

Facts

  • Shareaza is developed by Discordia Limited.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • The app's installer will bundle additional software during setup which could include potentially unwanted programs.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 80.0%.
  • A toolbar is added to Microsoft Internet Explorer with the name MediaBar.
  • A startup entry key is added to the all-user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots.
  • The current version is 8.0.0.126209 with 8 known versions. The most widely installed version is 8.0.0.112300.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 75.86%
Windows XP 17.24%
Windows Vista 6.90%

PC Manufacturers

Dell 20.00%
HP 20.00%
Sony 16.00%
AMI 12.00%
ASUS 8.00%
Acer 8.00%
Toshiba 8.00%
NEC 4.00%
Samsung 4.00%
 
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