Should I remove iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

20% remove it80% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Good

What do people think about it?

(click star to rate)

How common is it?

Global Rank #37,584

United States Rank #24,561

Reach 0.0029%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 6.78 days

199.95 days >

Average installed length: 105.06 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
14.6.1	7.02%
14.0.1	21.05%
14.0.0	3.51%
12.7.1	19.30%
12.7.0	5.26%
12.5.0	12.28%
12.0.1	7.02%
11.7.1	7.02%
11.5.2	7.02%
11.0.5	1.75%
11.0.3	1.75%
10.8.5	5.26%
9.5.9	1.75%

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iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare

from iolo technologies, LLC

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What is iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare? (from iolo technologies)

System Mechanic PC TotalCare provides a best-of-breed suite of essential tune-up antivirus antispyware and online backup tools you need to keep your PC optimized protected and running at top speed. It automatically diagnoses and fixes problems boosts overall performance resolves annoying crashes errors and slowdowns b... Read more

Overview

iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare is a program developed by iolo technologies. The most used version is 14.0.1, 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. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The main program executable is sysmech.exe. The software installer includes 29 files and is usually about 15.08 MB (15,816,737 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 83% of users of iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Australia.

Program details

URL: www.iolo.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic PC TotalCare\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic PC TotalCare\unins000.exe" /log

Estimated size: 15.08 MB

Files installed by iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare

Program executable:	sysmech.exe
Name:	iolo System Mechanic
Path:	C:\Program Files\iolo\system mechanic pc totalcare\sysmech.exe
MD5:	e02a8ca5d45959b1c6dd415a22bcf569

Additional files:

ioloUPHc.exe - iolo URL Protocol Handler
ioloPCStatus.exe - iolo PC Status Gadget (iolo PC Status Gadget Setup)
GvrMgr.dll - iolo System Mechanic (Process Governor Management DLL)
ioloGovernor.exe - iolo Process Governor
ioloGovernor64.exe
lorraine.dll
pl_rsrc_english.dll - Process Governor Resource DLL
pl_rsrc_english64.dll
SMSystemAnalyzer.exe - 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)
ioloMemoryOptimizer.exe - System Mechanic
LiveBoost.exe - iolo LiveBoost
ebprofiles32.dll - iolo LiveBoost Component
ebprofiles64.dll
ioloPGE.dll - iolo Process Governor Component
IoloSGCtrl.exe
uninst.dll - iolo System Components
Delay.exe
smhtml.dll
unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Behaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)

ioloGovernor64.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named iolo Process Governor.
ioloGovernor.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named iolo Process Governor.

3 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.
ioloGovernor.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ioloGovernor' which loads as C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic\ioloGovernor.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.

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

SysMech.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic PC Total Care\SysMech.exe'.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

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 PC TotalCare?

You can uninstall iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare 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 iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare, 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 iolo technologies' System Mechanic PC TotalCare.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 65%

Win Vista (SP1) 2%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 20%

Keep it 80%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	64.91%
Windows 10	22.81%
Windows XP	7.02%
Windows Vista	5.26%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	42.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate	14.29%
Windows 8.1	8.93%
Windows 7 Professional	7.14%
Microsoft Windows XP	7.14%
Windows 10 Home	5.36%

Geography

82.93% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	82.93%
United Kingdom	13.41%
Australia	1.22%
RS	1.22%
Canada	1.22%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Hewlett-Packard	33.33%
Dell	28.57%
Acer	9.52%
Toshiba	9.52%
ASUS	7.14%
GIGABYTE	4.76%
Lenovo	2.38%
Sony	2.38%
Gateway	2.38%
Common models
Notebook W54XTU	5.45%
TOSHIBA Satellite S75-B	3.64%
Sony PCV-RS620G(UC)	1.82%
HP-Pavilion KT483AA-ABG a...	1.82%
HP-Pavilion GQ500AA-ABA m...	1.82%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P...	1.82%

About (from iolo technologies, LLC)

Founded in 1998, iolo technologies, LLC (www.iolo.

Publisher URL: www.iolo.com

Learn more about iolo technologies, LLC

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