HiI am new here so hello :-)Unfortunately like many people I guess my first contact with your good selves is with a problem which I”m hoping you may be able to assist with.I downloaded wondershare converter and I have since been having a lot of problems with my laptop which runs MS Windows 8 64 bit edition.
I mainly use Chrome so became rather suspicious when my default search engine had changed from google to yahoo and it was mentioning spigot in the address bar.
- what it is and how to remove it
I also noted that my avast anti-virus Chrome plugin had been disabled. I used ccleaner to remove spigot and adwcleaner to remove any other references thereof.
Rather stupidly only used windows own add remove for wondershare and I still seem to have the support bit installed (which I”d like to get rid of). My reason for placing my enquiry here is as it doesn”t seem easy to remove I doubt it”s 100% above board.I have run a search and received hits for wondershare in the following locations:
C:Program Files (x86) – Common Files – Wondershare – C:Program Files (x86) – C:Program Data C:Users Jame s
Common FilesAnd in my historyAfter some difficulty I have managed to run a malware bytes check which is still running at the moment.
Unfortunately as it is 1am here and I have work in the morning I will need to update you later on the progress of the malware bytes scan.Please feel free to respond and I will take any advised action when I return from work tomorrow. Many thanks in advanceAll the bestJames
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Since you uninstalled Wondershare from Control Panel you can safely manually delete leftovers from mentioned locations (I”d assume those are mostly folders):
C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesWondershareC:Program Files (x86)
How to Remove Wondershare Helper Compact
Wondershare Helper Compact is more or less adware, and some users can be much annoyed with its constant popups which may waste the system resources and slow down the computer. Can you uninstall the problem without affecting the system? Yes, of course. However, there are some reports that the application cannot be removed.
To successfully remove the program, here’s a guide for you.
Step 1: Uninstall Wondershare Helper Compact
At first, you can uninstall Wondershare Helper Compact from Control Panel. You just need to:
- Type control panel in the Search box and click the search result to open it.
- Navigate to Programs > Programs and Features.
- Select the Wondershare product from the list and click Uninstall.
- Follow the given instructions to complete the uninstallation.
Step 2: Delete Leftovers
Uninstalling the program doesn’t remove all the data related to it. Now, you need to delete the leftover files of Wondershare.
- Press Windows + R to open the Run
- Input %programfiles% and press Enter. Find the folder related to the Wondershare product and delete it.
- Type %appdata% in the Run box and press Enter. Here, delete the Wondershare-related folder as well.
Step 3: Remove Registry Entries
Commonly, the software registry keys won’t be deleted automatically after the uninstallation. So, you might need to manually remove these keys. Just invoke the Run window, input regedit, and click OK to open Registry Editor. Then, delete the keys related to Wondershare in the following paths:
- Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
- Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
- Computer\HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software
Above are some of my shares that I have encountered and have successfully handled
