Should I remove OptimizerPro Upd?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #28,727
United States Rank #15,383
Reach 0.0053%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 27.86 days
821.92 days >
Average installed length: 431.86 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
1.0 |
100.00% |
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OptimizerPro Upd
What is OptimizerPro Upd?
OptimizerPro from BetterSoft is an adware program in the form of a process and a web browser plugin. The Plugin is designed to monitor the user's search and browsing habits and deliver advertising by overwriting the content HTML within the user's web browser. The background service which is executed as a Windows scheduled task is designed to make sure the web browser plugin remains active as well as automatically keeps the software updated. The plugin itself runs differently depending on the web browser, for Internet Explorer it runs as a browser helper object (BHO). Various anti-virus software products detect OptimizerPro as malware under the name PUP/Win32.BetterSoft.
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 primary executable is named OptimizerPro Upd.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 527.63 KB (540,293 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- This program has a poor reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in OptimizerPro Upd.
OptimizerPro Upd.exe (2960400094498dae47b36173286d76a0) has been flagged by the following 21 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AhnLab-V3 |
2013.05.25 |
PUP/Win32.BetterSoft |
avast! |
2014.9-130526 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
Bitdefender |
1.0.20.730 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Comodo Security |
16313 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.13.05.26.01 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.Trojan |
ESET-NOD32 |
7.8371 |
Win32/GenUpdater |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5/26/2013 |
Riskware/BetterSoftAgent |
F-Secure |
11.2013-26-05_1 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
G Data |
13.5.22 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.0.0 |
AdWare.BHO.Agent |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.FakeIcon.cw.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5600.7087 |
Artemis!296040009449 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7087 |
Artemis!296040009449 |
MicroWorld-eScan |
14.0.0.438 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
nProtect |
13.05.24.04 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Sophos |
4.89 |
Generic PUA DO |
Trend Micro |
10.465.26 |
ADW_DLOAD |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.146 |
ADW_DLOAD |
VIPRE Antivirus |
18076 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.BetterSoft.348160 |
1877806136.dll (c2f772d5eb7fc69d24361c2c0ebc6eb5) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
AhnLab-V3 |
2013.12.03.00 |
PUP/Win32.BetterSoft |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.117.76 |
Adware/BetterSoft.A |
avast! |
8.0.1489.320 |
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP] |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
Generic5.AEKX |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Comodo Security |
17373 |
ApplicUnwnt |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.589 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E (B) |
ESET-NOD32 |
9122 |
Win32/GenUpdater |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.147.0 |
Riskware/BetterSoftAgent |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Adware.BHO.Agent |
G Data |
22 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Heur.KVMF58.hy.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Generic PUP.t |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Generic PUP.t |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Adware.BHO.Agent.E |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.56582 |
Riskware.Win32.Unwanted.cjedov |
Sophos |
4.95.0 |
Generic PUA DO |
Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
ADW_BHO |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
ADW_BHO |
VIPRE Antivirus |
23944 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Adware.Agent.187904 |
View all 43 all detections
OptimizerPro Upd 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\BetterSoft\OptimizerPro Upd
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files3\INSTAL~2\OPTIMI~1\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Estimated size: 527.63 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by OptimizerPro Upd
Program executable: | OptimizerPro Upd.exe (Malware detected) |
| Updater |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\BetterSoft\OptimizerPro Upd\OptimizerPro Upd.exe |
MD5: | 2960400094498dae47b36173286d76a0 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) OptimizerPro Upd.exe - Updater
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(Malware detected) 1877806136.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- OptimizerPro Upd.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F217A514-13D3-4DE6-BDBF-857602A446FB}'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- OptimizerPro Upd.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task with the class {13C28C3D-4A61-46CF-8B61-EFE8189D9171}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
OptimizerPro Upd.exe |
Memory: | 1.87 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0009770726% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00052169% | |
User CPU: | 0.00045538% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 29,016 | |
I/O reads/min: | 154 Bytes | |
How do I remove OptimizerPro Upd?
You can uninstall OptimizerPro Upd 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 Upd, 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 Upd.
- 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) 73%
Win Vista (SP1) 2%
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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 82%
Keep it 18%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
75.96% |
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Windows 10 |
13.46% |
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Windows Vista |
5.77% |
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Windows XP |
4.81% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
57.28% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.65% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.83% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.85% |
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Windows 8 |
4.85% |
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Windows 8.1 |
3.88% |
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Geography
97.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
97.13% |
Brazil |
0.57% |
China |
0.57% |
Japan |
0.57% |
New Zealand |
0.57% |
YE |
0.57% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
44.44% |
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Dell |
14.81% |
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Toshiba |
8.64% |
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Lenovo |
7.41% |
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ASUS |
7.41% |
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Acer |
7.41% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.17% |
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Intel |
2.47% |
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Alienware |
1.23% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.32% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.26% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.19% |
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ASUSTeK K53SD |
2.13% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.13% |
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Dell Dell System Inspir... |
2.13% |
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Publisher URL: www.bettersoft.com