Should I remove Advanced-System Protector?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.2.1000.15792	0.06%
2.1.1000.14138	13.94%
2.1.1000.13827	10.06%
2.1.1000.13727	42.71%
2.1.1000.13665	33.24%

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from Systweak Software

Remove Advanced-System Protector by Systweak So...

Advanced System Protector is an effective solution to find and remove malware infections present on your PC. It also provides protection shields against malware threats.

Advanced-System Protector is a program developed by Systweak Software. The most used version is 2.1.1000.13727, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 advancedsystemprotector.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 27 files and is usually about 19.81 MB (20,768,798 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 40% of users of Advanced-System Protector come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and United Kingdom.

URL: www.systweak.com/antispyware

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Advanced System Protector\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Advanced System Protector\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 19.81 MB

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.
4. 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.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 50% Win 8.1 0%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 66% Keep it 34%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	40.14%
Brazil	8.29%
United Kingdom	5.76%
France	4.95%
Australia	3.79%
Italy	3.79%
Germany	3.64%
Canada	3.49%
Netherlands	2.68%
DK	1.77%
Mexico	1.67%
Belgium	1.57%
Sweden	1.57%
Spain	1.26%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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