Remove Bearshare - Here's how
How to remove Bearshare is explained in this article. It is not a virus, but this adware still bothers many users.
Step 1: exit and remove Beatshare
- First of all, you should end the bearshare.exe process in Task Manager. You open the Task Manager with the key combination [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del].
- Under Processes, select the process and then click on "End Task".
- Open the "Control Panel" and select "Uninstall a program".
- Mark "Bearshare" there and "Uninstall" the malware.
- There are now a few programs related to Bearshare that you can uninstall in the same way. This includes the Wincore MediaBar. Look out for other suspicious programs and sort the list of programs by installation date. Remove any unknown new additions.
Step 2: Remove Bearshare from the browsers
In order to remove the adware from the browsers, you have to reset it completely. We show you in the following instructions how this works for every browser:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Internet Explorer
Step 3: delete remains in the registry
- Then switch to the registry. To do this, simultaneously press the [Windows] + [R] keys and confirm with "OK".
- Right-click on the Bearshare entry and select "Delete".
- You should then use Malwarebytes and the CCleaner to check your system for malware.
In the next article we will explain the difference between adware and virus.