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Should I remove Advanced-System Protector?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
54% remove it46% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0007%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 176.85 days
644.87 days >
Average installed length: 338.83 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.2.1000.19019 7.69%
2.2.1000.19002 46.15%
2.2.1000.18386 15.38%
2.2.1000.15792 30.77%

Advanced-System Protector

Overview

Advanced-System Protector is a software program developed by Advanced System Protector. The most common release is 2.2.1000.19002, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 advancedsystemprotector.exe. The setup package generally installs about 22 files and is usually about 24.81 MB (26,020,096 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 47% of users of Advanced-System Protector come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.systweak.com/antispyware
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ASP\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\ASP\unins002.exe"
Estimated size: 24.81 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Advanced-System Protector

Program executable:advancedsystemprotector.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\asp\advancedsystemprotector.exe
MD5:e400b9f6eda738ef1cbb89941253874c
Additional files:
  • Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
  • aspsys.dll - Licmgr Dynamic Link Library
  • unrar.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - RAR decompression library
  • Xceed.Compression.dll (by Xceed Software) - Xceed Zip for .NET (Xceed Compression for .NET)
  • AspManager.exe - ASP
  • ASPUninstall.exe - b4u
  • filetypehelper.exe
  • scandll.dll
  • AppResource.dll
  • Communication.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • AdvancedSystemProtector.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Advanced System~Protector_startup'.
  • AspManager.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Advanced System~Protector' (runs weekly on Wednesdays at 17:17).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • AdvancedSystemProtector.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Advanced System~Protector_startup.

How do I remove Advanced-System Protector?

You can uninstall Advanced-System Protector 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.
  2. When you find the program Advanced-System Protector, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Advanced-System Protector.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 62%
Win Vista (SP2) 8%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 54%
Keep it 46%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 61.54%
Windows 7 30.77%
Windows Vista 7.69%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 23.08%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.38%
Windows 7 Professional 15.38%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 15.38%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 7.69%
Windows 10 Pro 7.69%

Distribution by countryGeography

46.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 46.67%
  Brazil 13.33%
  Italy 13.33%
  Spain 6.67%
  France 6.67%
  Saudi Arabia 6.67%
  Taiwan 6.67%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 38.46%
Hewlett-Packard 23.08%
Toshiba 15.38%
Lenovo 15.38%
Sony 7.69%
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LENOVO 80G0 7.69%
HP Z200 Workstation 7.69%

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