Should I remove OptimizerPro?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
83% remove it17% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #32,791
Reach 0.0039%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 27.60 days
814.13 days >
Average installed length: 427.76 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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OptimizerPro
from CloudSoft
What is OptimizerPro?
CloudSoft OptimizerPro is an umwanted and potentially harmful application installed as a web browser plugin within Internet Explorer and Firefox. OptimizedPro uses the open source wxDownload Fast (also known as wxDFast) program to download and install additional bundled applications.
Overview
During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). 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 main program executable is OptimizerPro.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The setup package is about 1.74 MB (1,824,056 bytes) when donwloaded.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in OptimizerPro.
| OptimizerPro.exe (dfdd36a5ec4bc7ceb2db853998ecbc57) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| avast! |
2014.9-131022 |
Win32:Trojan-gen |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.131022 |
Trojan.Win32.Agent.39 |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
W32.Clod04b.Trojan |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.328 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V1015 |
OptimizerPro has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\CloudSoft\OptimizerPro
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files2\INSTAL~3\OPTIMI~1\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Estimated size: 1.74 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by OptimizerPro
| Program executable: | OptimizerPro.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\CloudSoft\OptimizerPro\OptimizerPro.exe |
| MD5: | dfdd36a5ec4bc7ceb2db853998ecbc57 |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- OptimizerPro.exe is scheduled as a task named 'C:\WINXP\Tasks\schedule!3965101766.job'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- OptimizerPro.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task with the class {B37BF07C-7427-48D6-8901-FC78B0BBD828}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| OptimizerPro.exe |
| Memory: | 1.6 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001872036% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00011660% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00007060% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,455 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 19 Bytes | |
How do I remove OptimizerPro?
You can uninstall OptimizerPro from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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 OptimizerPro, 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 OptimizerPro.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 83%
Keep it 17%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
74.03% |
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| Windows XP |
15.58% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.19% |
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| Windows 10 |
5.19% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.06% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.18% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
15.58% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.69% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.19% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.90% |
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Geography
18.60% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
18.60% |
| Taiwan |
13.95% |
| Brazil |
5.81% |
| United Kingdom |
5.81% |
| Hong Kong |
3.49% |
| Indonesia |
3.49% |
| Italy |
3.49% |
| Saudi Arabia |
3.49% |
| Australia |
2.33% |
| Canada |
2.33% |
| Egypt |
2.33% |
| Spain |
2.33% |
| France |
2.33% |
| Mexico |
2.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.93% |
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| Acer |
25.93% |
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| Dell |
14.81% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.26% |
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| Toshiba |
7.41% |
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| ASUS |
5.56% |
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| Samsung |
3.70% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.70% |
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| Intel |
1.85% |
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| Compaq |
1.85% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite P750 |
1.54% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L755D |
1.54% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L655 |
1.54% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L645 |
1.54% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C855D |
1.54% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite C660 |
1.54% |
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