BearShare.exe
BearShare by Musiclab (Signed)
Overview
bearshare.exe has 22 known versions, the most recent one is 11.0.0.0. bearshare.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 24.56 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Musiclab by the certification authority Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program BearShare from Musiclab, LLC. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 82.38 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 69.56 KB per minute for reads and 122.43 KB per minute for writes.
What is bearshare.exe?
BearShare is a peer-to-peer file sharing application originally created by Free Peers, Inc. for Microsoft Windows and also a rebranded version of iMesh by MusicLab, LLC, tightly integrated with their music subscription service.
About bearshare.exe (from Musiclab)
“BearShare - a peer-to-peer file sharing program that not only allows you to download the latest music and video but you can connect with friends and make new ones who are into the same artists. The us”
Details |
File name: | bearshare.exe |
Publisher: | MusicLab, LLC |
Product name: | BearShare |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\bearshare applications\bearshare\bearshare.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Musiclab |
Authority (CA): | Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. |
Expiration date: | Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of BearShare.)
BearShare is a peer-to-peer file sharing application originally created by Free Peers, Inc. for Microsoft Windows and also a rebranded version of iMesh by MusicLab, LLC, tightly integrated with their ...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of bearshare.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'BearShare' → "C:\Program Files\BearShare Applications\BearShare\BearShare.exe" --lightmode
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'BSShowVolumeOnArrival'
- Handler name 'BSShowCDAudioOnArrival'
- Handler name 'BSRipCDAudioOnArrival'
- Handler name 'BSPlayCDAudioOnArrival'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\BearShare Applications\BearShare\BearShare.exe'
All file variations of bearshare.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.79% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.27% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
12.12% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
9.09% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.82% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.82% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate N |
4.55% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.79% |
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Windows 8.1 |
0.76% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 54.76% of BearShare.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Toshiba |
34.88% |
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Acer |
26.74% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
22.09% |
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Samsung |
9.30% |
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ASUS |
4.65% |
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Gateway |
2.33% |
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