ShareThis Removal Guide

If you often feel that you would love to share some awesome online content, you might think that ShareThis could be a great app to do so. The bad news is that this is a completely useless adware program that may even hold potential dangers for you by the third-party advertisements it may flood your screen with. You can say good-bye to peaceful surfing on the web if you have this adware program on your computer. As a matter of fact, it may not even be the only one. You need to be aware of the risk the presence of this adware means to your operating system. The way we see, you should remove ShareThis as soon as possible. For more details, please continue reading.

Once this adware gets installed, it starts up a process called ShareThis.exe and operates through it. ShareThis affects all major browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome as well. Therefore, there is no escaping from its annoying pop-up ads. You may be interested to know that this application does not even work. It is supposed to offer you web content sharing ability, but there is just no way you can do that – no button or link to click on. That makes this app totally questionable and useless.

The advertisements are not only distracting, but may also be dangerous to click on. Although the creators claim that they use “high-quality advertising”, you need to understand that no adware developer takes responsibility for any related third-party content. All the risk is yours. Do you think it is worth having an application that does not work, but it might cause security-related issues? Landing on a malicious website, which is a possibility if you click on these ads, may end rather detrimental with regard to your system health. You should not think twice. Do what is best for your PC: Delete ShareThis right now.

Of course, this adware may not even be your only problem depending on the source of your download. ShareThis is available on its website, getsharethis.com, but we do not recommend downloading it at all. In fact, you cannot even download it if you have proper protection on your computer. The installer file will be blocked, deleted, and quarantined. Does that sound like a reliable application? If your PC is not protected, you may be able to download and install this adware. The only question is, “Why would you do that?”

Most probably, people do not even get as far as that website, but, somehow, this adware finds its way to their computers. Your problems start to multiply when you install ShareThis from a software bundle. If the package contains a number of infections, you can do the math. If these problems are not sorted out in time, they may cause chaos and even cripple your system. If you do not want to wait for that moment, you should start acting now.

Removing ShareThis is just as easy as realizing it has nothing to do on your computer. Please use our instructions as a guide if you need assistance with the uninstallation of this adware. Also, keep in mind that ShareThis may not be the only threat on your PC. Therefore, it is strongly advised to scan your system, for example, with a reliable online malware scanner to see what else may cause problems. If there is any other infection present, you should not hesitate to download and install a trustworthy malware remover. There is nothing better than automated protection for your computer. Remember that you would not even have ShareThis on your computer now, if you had a security program running in the background. Why wait until the situation gets worse?

Remove ShareThis from Windows

Windows XP

1. Access the Start menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Access Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select the application and click Remove.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Press the Windows button in the bottom-left corner.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a program.
4. Select the application and click Uninstall.

Windows 8, Windows 8.1, & Windows 10

1. Right-click on the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner and choose Programs and Features.
2. Click on the application in the list and click Uninstall.