Name | ShareThis Ads |
Type | Adware, PUP |
Short Description | ShareThis claims to improve online experience by providing a free service. |
Symptoms | The displaying of various types of advertisements. |
Distribution Method | Via bundling, unsafe browsing. |
Detection tool | Download SpyHunter, to See If Your System Has Been Affected By ShareThis Ads |
A suspicious unwanted program, going by the name ShareThis has been causing security concerns, experts say. This is due to the possibility that ShareThis may display various ad-supported content mainly connected with third-party websites that are hazardous to the user. Some of the third-party sites may either con the user out of his funds(Fake Tech Support) or infect the computer with ransomware, such as CryptoWall.
How Did ShareThis Ads Get In My PC?
There are several strategies that such unwanted apps use to slither onto your system. You may have downloaded it by clicking on an unknown link by accident or by opening a spam mail that may have promoted the app as a free useful software for sharing. Another way by which such apps situate themselves on machines is a method, called bundling. This devious strategy is being implemented as a new form of marketing. It includes any third-party apps directly in the installers of free software, usually with an installation step that either prompts the user to agree with a button or displays an opt-in box. Experts recommend always to be careful when installing apps from sites that are not their genuine providers.
More About ShareThis Ads
This software may use malicious practices to collect information about your online interests and activities. Such technologies are browser cookies, beacons, LSOs or Flash Cookies and several other. After that, the second step for it is that it might begin to display to you pop-ups, ad-supported search results (Blackhat SEO), highlighted text, hot linking to third-party search engines and other. Cookies are small text files that may collect and store information about your search history, online clicks, browsing history and other info.
More to it than that, ShareThis may collect information, regarding your IP address, country, and other preferences to concentrate the ads even further and increase the likelihood of you clicking on them. For example, if you live in Sweden, the app will begin to pop out advertisements in Swedish and so on.
But these are not the reasons why ShareThis is considered to be a potentially harmful program. I mean, sure it may collect information from users, but most of the apps do it nowadays to improve their services, right? The reason this app is not to be trusted is that it may collaborate with some suspicious third-party online locations. These mysterious sites may be either websites belonging to the same developer of ShareThis with the purpose to boost the traffic on his sites and earn funds by pay-per-click schemes. But they might also be sites of clients of the developer of the app. Either way, some of them may scam the user out of his money or information, by displaying:
- Fake virus pop-ups.
- Fake prize contest registration.
- A fraudulent free product claiming.
More so, some sites may implement a so-called drive-by download and could infect the user PC directly just by visiting with:
- Trojan Horses.
- Worms.
- Viruses.
- Keyloggers.
- Rootkits.
And what is worse is that these are only a little part of the possible threats connected with unfamiliar third-parties, whose ads may be administered by apps, like ShareThis. This is why experts advise always to use trusted sources when you download content and employ ad-blocking software and anti-malware programs on your computer.
Remove ShareThis Ads From Your Computer
To fully delete ShareThis from your computer, you should first uninstall it manually. To do this, you may follow the step-by-step instructions for clean up below. Because such apps may situate leftover objects on your computer, it is recommended to download and install anti-malware software on your PC. It will detect any threats and immediately get rid of them and will also protect you from such in the future.
Spy Hunter scanner will only detect the threat. If you want the threat to be automatically removed, you need to purchase the full version of the anti-malware tool.Find Out More About SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool / How to Uninstall SpyHunter
- Guide 1: How to Remove ShareThis Ads from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of ShareThis Ads from Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove ShareThis Ads from Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase ShareThis Ads from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall ShareThis Ads from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove ShareThis Ads from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate ShareThis Ads from Internet Explorer.
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How to Remove ShareThis Ads from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove ShareThis Ads





Step 2: Uninstall ShareThis Ads and related software from Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:



Step 3: Clean any registries, created by ShareThis Ads on your computer.
The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by ShareThis Ads there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:



Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
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Get rid of ShareThis Ads from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall ShareThis Ads and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove ShareThis Ads via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Scan for and remove ShareThis Ads files from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as ShareThis Ads, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
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Remove ShareThis Ads from Google Chrome.
Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"
Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Erase ShareThis Ads from Mozilla Firefox.
Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.
Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Uninstall ShareThis Ads from Microsoft Edge.
Step 1: Start Edge browser.
Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".
Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
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Remove ShareThis Ads from Safari.
Step 1: Start the Safari app.
Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.
Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".
Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.
Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.
Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the ShareThis Ads will be removed.
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Eliminate ShareThis Ads from Internet Explorer.
Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'
Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.
Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.
Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.