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What percent of users and experts removed it?
47% remove it53% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,495
United States Rank #2,665
Reach 0.1586%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.66 days
432.42 days >
Average installed length: 227.20 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.5.6.26 0.03%
3.5.6.24 0.22%
3.5.6.13 0.03%
3.5.6.8 3.65%
3.5.5.125 0.10%
3.5.5.124 0.03%
3.5.5.122 1.89%
3.5.5.111 1.86%
3.5.5.10 5.09%
3.5.4.25 0.42%
3.5.4.23 0.22%
3.5.4.22 0.26%
3.5.4.20 0.51%
3.5.4.19 2.37%
3.5.4.16 1.12%
3.5.4.12 1.70%
3.5.4.11 0.74%
3.5.4.10 0.16%
3.5.4.9 0.10%
3.5.4.7 0.06%
3.5.4.4 0.19%
3.5.4.2 15.71%
3.5.2.0 7.74%
3.5.1.42 4.19%
3.5.1.40 0.16%
3.5.1.33 2.43%
3.5.1.28 0.42%
3.5.1.26 0.19%
3.5.1.21 0.29%
3.5.1.17 4.10%
3.5.1.16 0.42%
3.5.1.11 0.13%
3.5.0.27 0.26%
3.5.0.26 2.46%
3.5.0.25 11.36%
3.5.0.24 2.18%
3.5.0.23 27.23%

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System Checkup 3.5

What is System Checkup?  (from iolo technologies)

In just minutes you’ll know exactly what is slowing your computer down. You’ll get a customized report detailing all your computer’s errors plus how to fix them!

Overview

System Checkup 3.5 is a program developed by iolo technologies. The most used version is 3.5.0.23, 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 systemcheckup.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 12.57 MB (13,180,264 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 63% of users of System Checkup come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.iolo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\iolo\System Checkup\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\iolo\System Checkup\uninstscu.exe /uninstall
Estimated size: 12.57 MB

Program filesFiles installed by System Checkup 3.5

Program executable:systemcheckup.exe
Name:System Checkup®
Path:C:\Program Files\iolo\system checkup\systemcheckup.exe
MD5:bd8b5b4f251a463eb25dbc18bbde7e7c
Additional files:
  • SCUDownloader.exe - System Checkup®
  • uninstscu.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • SystemCheckup.exe is scheduled as a task named 'iolo System Checkup' (Next runs on 02/07/2017 at 0:00).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • SystemCheckup.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'System Checkup' which loads as "C:\Program Files\iolo\System Checkup\SystemCheckup.exe" -TFI.

How do I remove System Checkup?

You can uninstall System Checkup 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 System Checkup 3.5, 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 System Checkup.

HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 47%
Keep it 53%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,495

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.40%
Windows 10 37.77%
Windows Vista 7.42%
Windows XP 4.38%
Windows Server 2003 0.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.66%
Windows 8.1 16.27%
Windows 10 Home 10.90%
Windows 7 Professional 7.88%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.95%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.98%

Distribution by countryGeography

63.48% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 63.48%
  Germany 14.32%
  United Kingdom 6.03%
  France 2.47%
  Canada 1.83%
  Australia 1.08%
  Netherlands 0.94%
  Austria 0.79%
  Belgium 0.65%
  Italy 0.62%
  India 0.55%
  Spain 0.50%
  Ireland 0.34%
  Switzerland 0.26%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 38.82%
Hewlett-Packard 20.07%
Toshiba 15.34%
Acer 10.28%
Lenovo 4.24%
ASUS 3.95%
Medion 3.65%
GIGABYTE 2.05%
Samsung 0.83%
Alienware 0.78%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.08%
Dell XPS 8700 2.85%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.62%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.62%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.39%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.28%

About (from iolo technologies, LLC)

Founded in 1998, iolo technologies, LLC (www.iolo.
Publisher URL: www.iolo.com

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