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Should I remove iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #40,889
United States Rank #37,879
Reach 0.0023%

Versions

VersionDistribution
14.6.2 4.35%
12.7.1 4.35%
12.5.0 82.61%
11.1.2 6.52%
11.0.5 2.17%

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iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business

Overview

iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business is a software program developed by iolo technologies. The most common release is 12.5.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named sysmech.exe. The setup package generally installs about 27 files and is usually about 17.16 MB (17,990,189 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 48% of users of iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and India.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.iolo.com
Installation folder: C:\Maint\iolo\System Mechanic Business\
Uninstaller: "C:\Maint\iolo\System Mechanic Business\unins000.exe" /log
Estimated size: 17.16 MB

Program filesFiles installed by iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business

Program executable:sysmech.exe
Name:iolo System Mechanic
Path:C:\maint\iolo\system mechanic business\sysmech.exe
MD5:c919d71309c83c33010e4c9450bba70a
Additional files:
  • ioloPCStatus.exe - iolo PC Status Gadget (iolo PC Status Gadget Setup)
  • SMSystemAnalyzer.exe - iolo System Mechanic (iolo System Analyzer)
  • SMTrayNotify.exe - iolo System Component
  • UninstallerHook32.dll - iolo System component
  • dvrupdr.dll - iolo Driver Updater
  • SystemGuardAlerter.exe - iolo System Guard (iolo System Guard Alerter)
  • uninst.dll - iolo System Components
  • Delay.exe
  • lorraine.dll - iolo system component
  • smhtml.dll
  • smhtml.satellite.dll
  • sqlite3.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • GvrMgr.dll - Process Governor Management DLL
  • ioloGovernor64.exe - iolo Process Governor
  • ioloPGE.dll - iolo Process Governor Component
  • ioloUPHc.exe - iolo URL Protocol Handler
  • pl_rsrc_english.dll - Process Governor Resource DLL
  • pl_rsrc_english64.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ioloGovernor64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named iolo Process Governor.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • ioloGovernor64.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ioloGovernor' which loads as C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic\ioloGovernor64.exe.
  • Delay.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ioloDelayModule' which loads as C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic\delay.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

ioloGovernor64.exe
Memory:3.46 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0182427882%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01269264%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00555014%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:1,212,060
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:15
70 average
I/O reads/min:61 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:200 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business?

You can uninstall iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business 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 iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business, 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 iolo technologies' System Mechanic Business.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 54%
Win 7 4%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 54.35%
Windows 7 45.65%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 Pro 23.91%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.91%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.87%
Windows 8.1 10.87%
Windows 7 Professional 8.70%
Windows 10 Home 6.52%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.21%
  United Kingdom 8.93%
  India 5.36%
  Australia 3.57%
  Israel 3.57%
  Netherlands 3.57%
  Canada 3.57%
  Hong Kong 1.79%
  MK 1.79%
  MA 1.79%
  Thailand 1.79%
  Belgium 1.79%
  Greece 1.79%
  Pakistan 1.79%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 25.71%
Dell 22.86%
Hewlett-Packard 14.29%
GIGABYTE 11.43%
ASUS 8.57%
Lenovo 5.71%
Toshiba 5.71%
Samsung 2.86%
Alienware 2.86%
Common models
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 5.56%
Dell Inspiron 3520 5.56%
ASUS All Series 5.56%
Acer Aspire ES1-511 2.78%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 2.78%
Microsoft Corporation Sur... 2.78%

About (from iolo technologies, LLC)

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

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