The helper program was installed into C:\Program Files\Common Files\Wondershare, which is different than the main application folder that was previously under Program Files. I did a google search and found that other people have been similarly pissed off about this, and their response was to basically go and delete the Helper program. That's when I found a malware program called "Wondershare Helper" running in my processes and that it somehow added itself to my startup processes without my permission. I verified that I uninstalled all Wondershare products, but the popup ads were still occurring, about once a day in the morning. I wonder if anyone has actually fallen for that crap. Obviously it's an underhanded tactic to grab peoples' money before they forget about the product. It was a familiar ad, because when I previously uninstalled Wondershare, it had immediately launched my browser and took me to a "special deal" page that claimed I would get a % discount if I ordered right now. It was a pop up that basically said "Get a deal X% off of Wondershare" plus a link to the site. Luckily they were advertising Wondershare products, otherwise I probably wouldn't know what the source was. A few days later, I start to see these SUPER ANNOYING pop up ads on my desktop. So then I uninstalled again and I thought that was that. I started to have a sour taste in my mouth.
I have no problem with a company using the registry to prevent re-using a trial (though most good programs don't do this), but I do have a problem with Wondershare completely gunking up my registry. If you use a program like process monitor, you can see TONS of registry accesses when the program boots up, more than I've seen in any other 3rd party program on Windows.
What I realized is that they spew their garbage all over the registry. They use sophisticated registry tweaks to prevent you from re-using the trial after it's over. I then needed it again later that day so I tried installing it again and of course it wouldn't let me. Then I uninstalled it because the trial was over. It actually worked fairly well and I was considering purchasing it. I installed their streaming audio recorder program and used the trial.
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