Should I remove Optimizer Pro?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
86% remove it14% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,895
United States Rank #3,539
Reach 0.2050%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 536.83 days
1447.73 days >
Average installed length: 760.67 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0 |
100.00% |
|
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Optimizer Pro v3.0
What is Optimizer Pro?
Optimizer Pro by PC Utilities Pro is a program that is promoted as a system optimization tool. Some versions of this program may display deceptive or fraudulent claims about files, registry cleaning, etc. Registry cleaners in general try to automate the process of looking for invalid entries, missing file references or broken links within the registry and resolving or removing them.
This program is bundled with various modified monetization installers and 3rd party freeware programs. "Offer your users a free PC scan to help them find registry errors, junk files, incorrect system & security settings, plus much more."
It is a brand run by Adsology / Dejebel Group Limited, a company that facilitates distribution of its brands of 'PC optimization' utilities through bundled installations. Brands include Optimizer Pro, PC Repair, Driver Pro, Soft Reports and many others. The software components are developed by Subeo Tech, Inc / Smart PC Solutions, Inc..
About (from PC Utilities Pro)
There are numerous factors which tend to bother the performance of your system, time being the biggest of them all. As time flies by, and you keep on installing/uninstalling programs on your PC, it starts getting slower and slower due to the following critical reasons: Registry-related factors such as invalid entries, ... Read more
Overview
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Installs a Windows Service
- 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 Optimizer Pro.
| unins000.exe (76395a5fe6fb2d8d09987924a603212c) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
RiskWare[RiskTool]/Win32.Agent.ihv |
| AVG |
2015.0.3582 |
Generic |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.15817 |
Adware.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.81 |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.7062 |
W32.HfsAdware |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
8.15.14.00 |
PUA.Pcutilitie1.Gen |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0229 |
Program.Unwanted.311 |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.2016900 |
Riskware |
| K7GW |
13.2016900 |
Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.1567 |
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Trojan.Generic |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
42902 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| OptProCrashSvc.dll (836fb1c66cd736a3c4e0e854431d9722) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Gen:Adware.BProtector.1 |
| AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
MalSign.Generic.89B |
| Bitdefender |
7.2 |
Gen:Adware.BProtector.1 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.596 |
Gen:Adware.BProtector.1 (B) |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9704 |
probably a variant of Win32/SProtector.G |
| F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Gen:Adware.BProtector.1 |
| G Data |
24 |
Gen:Adware.BProtector.1 |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Gen:Adware.BProtector.1 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
5.6.0.1032 |
Adware.BProtector/Variant |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
28466 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| OptProSmartScan.exe (7d7ce6c8b57c515f323a8a4d58f6fc15) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
PCCleaner.B |
| Comodo Security |
17380 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9127 |
a variant of Win32/Adware.SpeedingUpMyPC.C |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.OptimizerPro |
| OptProLauncher.exe (5a9d1c8877364dbcfe4faa598e98d6e4) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
10.0.0.1190 |
PCCleaner.B |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.HeurC.KVM099.a.(kcloud) |
| The Hacker |
None |
Posible_Worm32 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0103 |
| OptimizerPro.exe (9011da9704aa2df4f3f7abd17bd694d6) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
10.0.0.1190 |
PCCleaner.B |
| Comodo Security |
16678 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8629 |
a variant of Win32/SpeedingUpMyPC |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.OptimizePro.A |
| OptProReminder.exe (33594d58be2e17bd5efa8bfab59b10d4) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
PCCleaner.B |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.OptimizerPro |
| Rising Antivirus |
24.85.03.04 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic.14C64EF9 |
| OptProUninstaller.exe (660724d27ff01b1bdcb01a3307b433c0) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4562 |
W32.Clodcbf.Trojan.0de3 |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.HeurC.KVM019.a.(kcloud) |
| The Hacker |
6.8.0.5.364 |
Posible_Worm32 |
| OptProSchedule.exe (38daa5d14324b79067a79c8959fbca2c) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
PCCleaner.B |
| Rising Antivirus |
24.83.02.04 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic.14C64F0A |
View all 44 all detections
Optimizer Pro 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
URL: www.pcutilitiespro.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Optimizer Pro\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Optimizer Pro\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 25.79 MB
Files installed by Optimizer Pro v3.0
| Program executable: | OptProStart.exe |
| Name: | Optimizer Pro Launcher |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Optimizer Pro\OptProStart.exe |
| MD5: | ee5950a58cccab693ea4810feb6c580a |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) OptProReminder.exe - Optimizer Pro Speed Guard
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(Malware detected) OptProSmartScan.exe - Optimizer Pro Smart Scan
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(Malware detected) OptProSchedule.exe - Optimizer Pro Schedule
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OptProStart.exe - Optimizer Pro Launcher
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(Malware detected) OptimizerPro.exe - Optimizer Pro (Fix, clean, optimize your PC!)
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(Malware detected) OptProLauncher.exe
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OptProGuard.exe - Speed Guard
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OptProCrash.dll
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OptProCrash_x64.dll
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optprocrashSvc.dll
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(Malware detected) OptProUninstaller.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{90659F8D-B315-46C5-93AC-B6D674D99681}' (runs on registration).
- OptimizerPro.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E8C130DE-87BE-410E-A252-7675D5C6CEA9}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- OptProLauncher.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Optimizer Pro Schedule.
Service
- OptProCrashSvc.dll runs as a service named 'Optimizer Pro Crash Monitor' (70e6ca8c).
Startup File (User Run)
- OptProLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Optimizer Pro' and executes as C:\Program Files\Optimizer Pro\OptProLauncher.exe.
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- OptProReminder.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Optimizer Pro\OptProReminder.exe'.
- OptProLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Optimizer Pro\OptProLauncher.exe'.
- OptProSmartScan.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Optimizer Pro\OptProSmartScan.exe'.
- OptimizerPro.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Optimizer Pro\OptimizerPro.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| OptProReminder.exe |
| Memory: | 4.13 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0029613976% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00251722% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00044418% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 3,968 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 84 Bytes | |
| OptProSmartScan.exe |
| Memory: | 2.67 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0010788311% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00048117% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00059766% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 102,077 | |
| Switches/sec: | 1 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 49 Bytes | |
| OptimizerPro.exe |
| Memory: | 35.49 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0237123729% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01370654% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01000583% | |
| Switches/sec: | 3 | |
How do I remove Optimizer Pro?
You can uninstall Optimizer Pro 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 Optimizer Pro v3.0, 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 Optimizer Pro.
- 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) 65%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 86%
Keep it 14%
|
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
76.02% |
|
| Windows 10 |
12.11% |
|
| Windows Vista |
6.39% |
|
| Windows XP |
5.47% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.72% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.01% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.13% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.42% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.17% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.92% |
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Geography
38.07% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.07% |
| Germany |
4.77% |
| United Kingdom |
4.53% |
| Canada |
3.73% |
| Brazil |
3.58% |
| Israel |
2.61% |
| Taiwan |
2.31% |
| Iran |
2.09% |
| Indonesia |
2.05% |
| Italy |
2.03% |
| India |
2.01% |
| France |
1.99% |
| Australia |
1.73% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.60% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.64% |
|
| Dell |
19.36% |
|
| Acer |
19.07% |
|
| Toshiba |
9.24% |
|
| ASUS |
7.57% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.37% |
|
| Samsung |
4.15% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.57% |
|
| Intel |
1.13% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.91% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.48% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.36% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.23% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.04% |
|
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.95% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.76% |
|
About (from PC Utilities Pro)
PC Utilities Pro is a leading software development company founded in 2009.
Publisher URL: www.pcutilitiespro.com