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SmartShare

from LG Electronics

What is SmartShare?

 (from LG Electronics)

LG Smart Share is a great way to access all of your music, videos and photos
from the comfort of your own sofa.It sends all of your favourite multimedia
from your PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone directly to your TV, and, best of all,
it’s wireless!

Overview

SmartShare is a software program developed by LG Electronics. The most common release is 2.1.1309.1101, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named SmartShareStartXP.exe. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 102.56 MB (107,539,336 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 28% of users of SmartShare come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Italy.

Program details

URL:

www.lg.com/us/support/smart-share

Installation folder:

C:\Program Files\LG Software\LG Smart Share

Uninstaller:

“C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{BAB337AE-DD9E-45C3-BED6-0EE4732AEC60}\setup.exe” -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly

Estimated size:

102.56 MB

Language:

English (United States)

Files installed by SmartShare

Program executable:

SmartShareStartXP.exe

Name:SmartShare™
SmartShare™ Start XP
Path:C:\Program Files\LG Software\LG Smart Share\SmartShareStartXP.exe
MD5:ce0438d418a0528eeb7b3c6058721e78

Additional files:

• SmartShareStartXP.exe

  – LG Smart Share (LG Smart Share Start XP)

• libSSMessage.dll

  – SmartShare (libSSMessage)

• SmartShareStart.exe

  – SmartShare Start

• Interop.NetFwTypeLib.dll
• Interop.NETWORKLIST.dll

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

• SmartShareStart.exe is scheduled as a task named ‘SmartShare’

  (runs on boot)

  .

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)

• SmartShareStart.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SmartShare.

Startup File (User Run)

• SmartShareStart.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named ‘SmartShare’ and executes as

  “C:\Program Files\LG Software\LG Smart Share\SmartShareStart.exe”

  .

2 Startup Files (All Users Run)

• SmartShareStart.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name ‘SmartShare’ which loads as

  C:\Program Files\LG Software\LG Smart Share\SmartShareStart.exe

  .

• SmartShareStartXP.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name ‘LG Smart Share’ which loads as

  “C:\Program Files\LG Software\LG Smart Share\SmartShareStartXP.exe” tray

  .

How do I remove SmartShare?

You can uninstall SmartShare from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window’s Control Panel.

1. On the

   Start

   menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen’s bottom-left corner), click

   Control Panel

   , and then, under

   Programs

   , do one of the following:

• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click

  Uninstall a Program

  .

• Windows XP: Click

  Add or Remove Programs

  .

When you find the program

SmartShare

, click it, and then do one of the following:

• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click

  Uninstall

  .

• Windows XP: Click the

  Remove

  or

  Change/Remove

  tab (to the right of the program).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SmartShare.

OS VERSIONS

Win 10 

64%

Win Vista 0%

 

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? 

Yes

(Found in the run registry)

 

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 

19%

Keep it 

81%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 10
63.85%

Windows 7
33.33%

Windows XP
1.69%

Windows Vista
1.13%

Which OS releases does it run on?

Windows 10 Home
18.13%

Windows 7 Home Premium
13.27%

Windows 7 Ultimate
12.07%

Windows 10 Pro
10.74%

Windows 8.1
10.30%

Windows 8.1 Single Langua…
8.21%

Geography

28.18% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

  United States
28.18%

  Brazil
10.47%

  Italy
8.17%

  Germany
7.19%

  United Kingdom
4.49%

  Spain
3.68%

  Korea
2.99%

  France
2.82%

  Canada
2.76%

  Russia
2.24%

  Australia
1.90%

  Sweden
1.61%

  Czech Republic
1.50%

  Netherlands
1.32%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard
22.86%

Acer
20.10%

ASUS
15.45%

Dell
14.32%

Lenovo
9.42%

GIGABYTE
5.53%

Samsung
4.02%

Toshiba
3.27%

Intel
1.63%

Medion
1.38%

Alienware
1.01%

MSI
1.01%

Common models

ASUS All Series
6.84%

HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook …
3.80%

HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P…
3.29%

LG Electronics 15U340…
3.29%

LG Electronics V320-M…
3.29%

HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook …
3.29%

About LG Electronics

LG Electronics operates business divisions including Mobile Communications, Home Entertainment and Home Appliances.

Publisher URL:

www.lg.com