Comments on: Beware of Bearshare and Other File Sharing Programs

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:31:59 +0000

I tried installing this myself, however I ran the install program in Comodo's Sandbox; first of all I got an error message that said "Unable to load plug-in library. Please rebuild your project and make sure all required plug-ins are installed.
Action skipped"

Then Comodo stopped it accessing the internet, it doesn't need to access the internet until I'm ready to download some music. At this point I cancelled the installation. Then I found these comments about people having virus infestations after .downloading Bearshare.

I suspect that there may well be rootkits involved as well; they make your computer even more vunerable to attacks.

This Bearshare site should be taken down along with all the other sites that send infected files out. Surely legal action could be taken against Bearshare?

By: a7xchick09

a7xchick09 — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:42:09 +0000

BEARSHARE WILL FU*K YOUR COMPUTER UP SEVERELY! !!!!! it crashed my disk drive, it crashed the internet browser, you cannot do anything on the computer what so ever. Worst mistake of my life installing that sh*t….

By: Ares Download 2012

Ares Download 2012 — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:57:05 +0000

Over the years I used a variety of file sharing programs. However some of them gave me spyware like bearshare for instance and limewire. Maybe I had the wrong versions I´m not totally sure. My only positive experience is with Ares Galaxy which is free and totally free off spyware and virusses.

By: biglarry

biglarry — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:02:30 +0000

This is from a user who had the same malware problem with the Bearshare download. However, I have the good luck of having VIPRE anti-virus on my computer, which provides fantastic customer service and malware removal at no cost as long as you carry your subscription.

In my experience, VIPRE is the fastest, least memory-hogging, least intrusive, and all-around best malware catcher in the business. It's probably the cheapest too (around 19.00-29.00/year, but better deals can be struck if you get the resonably priced lifetime contract). Plus, you're getting free help from true U.S. IT professionals.

This service has two tiers. Initially, you can call their 1st tier techs 24/7, and most of the time, they'll be able to resolve your issues. If they can't, the'll put you thru to the 2nd tier reps, who'll make an appointment with you to remove the malware from your machine.

By: ihatethebear

ihatethebear — Sun, 01 May 2011 18:11:10 +0000

I uninstalled Bearshare and have run several spyware blocking programs. However, when I visit google the bearshare Icon precedes the google URL in IE8. Any ideas how to kill the bear?

By: Malwarebytes Discount Code

Malwarebytes Discount Code — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:53:01 +0000

Malwarebytes is the painless to securely remove malware I would highly recommend it but you must also get another software on your computer such as antivirus as malwarebytes always says you get a an best protection for your Computer or Laptop

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:55:42 +0000

BEARSHARE takes over your browser.

Install Bareshare AT YOUR OWN RISK!

It is absolute crap!!

By: Bob Barcus

Bob Barcus — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:22:13 +0000

Maybe you didn't read the post…. ALL file sharing services contain viruses…. the only surefire way to not get a virus off of a file sharing service is to NOT use a file sharing service – plain and simple!

By: Jeroen de Rooij

Jeroen de Rooij — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:41:32 +0000

I Had Bearshare Installed On My Computer,
Two Times I Had Malware On My PC, I Thought That Could Be From Bearshare, So I Removed The Malware And I Removed Bearshare, Does my Computer Still Have Viruses, Adware, Malware or Spyware or Even other Ware On My PersonalComputer (PC) When I Removed Bearshare And The Two Malware Files?
Should I/Must I Reboot/Renistall My Computer?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:51:14 +0000

It's not so much that the file sharing programs themselves are infected, its the fact that the files you're downloading using these programs are infected. Overall, I stay away from anything peer-to-peer because it's just not worth the trouble. I have no problem buying my music off of iTunes or buying legitimate copies of software – it's the only way to stay safe and keep yourself out of a legal mess.