Bearshare is a peer-to-peer file sharing application that claims to allow users from all over the world to share their files.
This is a known a spyware program and gets flagged by several antivirus applications and has received complaints from users worldwide.
Because it is spyware it is usually not possible to remove it by ordinary means and will require the user to delete the program files and registry entries manually.
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How to Manually Remove Bearshare
Step 1
Click Ctrl+Alt+Del together to bring up the task manager, click on the processes tab.
Look for the following processes
- bsinstallit.exe
- bearsh~1.exe
- bearshare.exe
- bsproinstall.exe
Highlight each one, then click on End Process to terminate the processes one by one.
Step 2
Click Start – Control Panel – Add/Remove Programs and look for Bearshare in the list of programs.
Click remove, then confirm and the program will be uninstalled from your computer.
Normally this would be the end of the line for most programs, but Bearshare is rather stubborn so we’ll need to do some more steps to ensure it is completely removed from your computer.
If you cannot find Bearshare in the list of installed programs, you will need to unregister its DLL’s manually.
Learn how to unregister a DLL file
Unregister the following DLL’s in Program Files\Bearshare\
- bearshare.dll
- bsidle.dll
Restart your computer
Step 3
Now it’s time to delete all the registry keys that was not removed during uninstall, there are quite a few of them and if you don’t want to look for them or if you are not all that good with computers I would recommend you download Reg Genie and remove them automatically.
If you do chose to proceed, be sure to back up the registry in case you make a mistake.
Removing the Leftover Registry Keys
Click Start – run… – type “msconfig” in the box and hit enter
Locate and delete the following registry entries:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{905d0df2-3a0a-4d94-853c-54a12a745905}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{9f95f736-0f62-4214-a4b4-caa6738d4c07}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gnufile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{905d0df2-3a0a-4d94-853c-54a12a745905}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\appevents\eventlabels\bearsharechatnotifymsg
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\appevents\schemes\apps\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\bearshare\installdir
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{558ec983-bedb-9168-b2de-31dbf0ee543e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\shell\open\ddeexec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\browserflags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\editflags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\shell\open\ddeexec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\licenses\{056b3cf0d9ab991e1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\licenses\{i56b3cf0d9ab991e1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\ddeapplication
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\ddetopic
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\shellexecute
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\type\urn:bitprint
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\type\urn:sha1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\componentid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\isinstalled
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\locale
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\version
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayicon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayversion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\helplink
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\publisher
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\uninstallstring
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\urlinfoabout
HKEY_USERS\.default\appevents\eventlabels\bearsharechatnotifymsg
HKEY_USERS\.default\appevents\schemes\apps\bearshare
As mentioned, there are quite a lot of them, and if you are not confident in your abilities to delete them manually you should download Reg Genie and it will scan your computer and remove them automatically.
Do note that some of the above registry keys may have been remove during uninstall and cannot be found, but I have included all known registry files related to Bearshare in case Add/Remove Programs did not work for you.
Last Step
Navigate to C:\Program Files\ and look for a folder named Bearshare, if it is still present, delete it.
Bearshare should now be completely removed from your computer.
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