CommonShare is adware that is usually installed on browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox) when you download and install free software. The adware designers use a specific marketing method where this program is offered as discreetly as possible when you install free software. Most of victims install the CommonShare plugin without their knowledge and their consent. Once installed, CommonShare will generate online intrusive ads that have usually the mention ads by CommonShare or powered by CommonShare which are unexpectedly opened during your browsing.
In addition, CommonShare tracks your internet activity by recording the visited websites and your activity on these pages (clicks, search inputs etc…). In some cases, this information can be personally traceable and used or shared to third parties.
Even though there is an official site where CommonShare claims to “make the internet more dynamic”, it can cause serious privacy issues, expose you to more dangerous infections and moreover slow down your computer. For these reasons, we recommend that you remove CommonShare when you see it.
For your information please know that CommonShare is detected as a malware by 21 security software.Show the other 17 anti-virus detections
How to remove CommonShare ?
Remove CommonShare with AdwCleaner
The AdwCleaner program will examine your pc and internet browser for CommonShare, browser plugins and registry keys, that may have been put in your pc without your permission.
- You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
Download AdwCleaner - Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the file AdwCleaner.exe.
- If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
- When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Scan button.
- To remove malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Clean button.
- Please click on the OK button to allow AdwCleaner reboot your computer.
Remove CommonShare with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an important security program for any computer user to have installed on their computer. It is light-weight, fast, and best of all, excellent at removing the latest infections like CommonShare.
- Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection) - Double-click mbam-setup-consumer.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for CommonShare.
- When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
- Reboot your computer if prompted.
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