bearshare.exe - What is bearshare.exe?

What is bearshare.exe doing on my computer?

bearshare.exe is the executable for the BearShare file sharing client. BearShare is a peer to peer media exchange application giving you access to files on desktops connected to the network. This process can be a security risk since it also gives other users on the network access to local files and folders on your system.
Non-system processes like bearshare.exe originate from software you installed on your system. Since most applications store data on your hard disk and in your system's registry, it is likely that your computer has suffered fragmentation and accumulated invalid entries which can affect your PC's performance.

In Windows Task Manager, you can see what CPU, memory, disk and network utilization is causing the BearShare process. To access the Task Manager, hold down the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys at the same time. These three buttons are located on the far left of your keyboard.

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The bearshare.exe is an executable file on your computer's hard drive. This file contains machine code. If you start the software BearShare on your PC, the commands contained in bearshare.exe will be executed on your PC. For this purpose, the file is loaded into the main memory (RAM) and runs there as a BearShare process (also called a task).

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Is bearshare.exe harmful?

This process is considered safe. It is unlikely to pose any harm to your system.

bearshare.exe is a safe process

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Can I stop or remove bearshare.exe?

Many non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. bearshare.exe is used by 'BearShare'. This is an application created by 'Free Peers, Inc.'.

If you no longer use BearShare, you can permanently remove this software and thus bearshare.exe from your PC. To do this, press the Windows key + R at the same time and then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Then find BearShare in the list of installed programs and uninstall this application.

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Is bearshare.exe CPU intensive?

This process is not considered CPU intensive. However, running too many processes on your system may affect your PC’s performance. To reduce system overload, you can use the Microsoft System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) or the Windows Task Manager to manually find and disable processes that launch upon start-up.

Use the Windows Resource Monitor to find out which processes and applications write/read the most on the hard drive, send the most data to the Internet, or use the most memory. To access the Resource Monitor, press the key combination Windows key + R and then enter 'resmon'.

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Why is bearshare.exe giving me errors?

Most bearshare issues are caused by the application executing the process. The surest way to fix these errors is to update or uninstall this application. Therefore, please search the Free Peers, Inc. website for the latest BearShare update.

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