Should I remove iolo technologies' System Mechanic Premium?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
20% remove it80% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #16,360
United States Rank #8,980
Reach 0.0159%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.93 days
410.82 days >
Average installed length: 215.86 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 15.5.0 |
7.35% |
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| 15.0.1 |
0.64% |
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| 14.6.1 |
9.27% |
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| 14.6.0 |
0.32% |
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| 14.0.1 |
24.60% |
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| 14.0.0 |
4.79% |
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| 12.7.1 |
11.18% |
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| 12.7.0 |
5.11% |
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| 12.5.0 |
10.54% |
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| 12.0.0 |
6.07% |
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| 11.7.1 |
7.03% |
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| 11.7.0 |
3.83% |
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| 11.5.2 |
4.15% |
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| 11.1.2 |
0.64% |
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| 11.0.5 |
0.32% |
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| 10.8.5 |
1.60% |
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| 10.5.4 |
2.56% |
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iolo technologies' System Mechanic Premium
What is iolo technologies' System Mechanic Premium? (from iolo technologies)
Automatically eliminates startup bottlenecks that can choke the life out of a PC and make Windows take ages to start. Supercharges boot-times and frees up resources for improved overall performance. %3E Memory Mechanic: Reclaims system RAM orphaned by memory leaks and sloppy programs for improved system responsiveness.... Read more
Overview
iolo technologies' System Mechanic Premium 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. 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 sysmech.exe. The software installer includes 31 files and is usually about 31.99 MB (33,546,184 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 91% of users of iolo technologies' System Mechanic Premium come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.iolo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic Premium\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic Premium\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 31.99 MB
Files installed by iolo technologies' System Mechanic Premium
| Program executable: | sysmech.exe |
| Name: | iolo System Mechanic |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\iolo\system mechanic premium\sysmech.exe |
| MD5: | cd9c1962f13261b352ba949161c9a04a |
Additional files:
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ioloUPHc.exe - iolo URL Protocol Handler
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ioloPCStatus.exe - iolo PC Status Gadget (iolo PC Status Gadget Setup)
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GvrMgr.dll - iolo System Mechanic (Process Governor Management DLL)
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ioloGovernor.exe - iolo Process Governor
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ioloGovernor64.exe
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lorraine.dll
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pl_rsrc_english.dll - Process Governor Resource DLL
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pl_rsrc_english64.dll
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SMSystemAnalyzer.exe - iolo System Analyzer
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SMTrayNotify.exe - iolo System Component
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UninstallerHook32.dll - iolo System component
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APALibraries.dll - Search and Recovery (Strong Scan Library)
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dvrupdr.dll - iolo Driver Updater
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StreamServer.exe - Search and Recover (Stream Server for Search And Recover)
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SystemGuardAlerter.exe - iolo System Guard (iolo System Guard Alerter)
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ioloMemoryOptimizer.exe - System Mechanic
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LiveBoost.exe - iolo LiveBoost
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ebprofiles32.dll - iolo LiveBoost Component
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ebprofiles64.dll
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ioloPGE.dll - iolo Process Governor Component
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uninst.dll - iolo System Components
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Delay.exe
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smhtml.dll
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- SysMech.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BEFD0D77-5A61-4D9E-B933-CD752E556EBF}' (runs on registration).
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.
Startup File (User Run)
- LiveBoost.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'LiveBoost' and executes as C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic Premium\LiveBoost.exe.
4 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- LiveBoost.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ioloLiveBoost' which loads as "C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic Premium\LiveBoost.exe".
- 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 Professional\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.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ioloGovernor64.exe |
| Memory: | 3.46 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0182427882% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01269264% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00555014% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,212,060 | |
| Switches/sec: | 15 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 61 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 200 Bytes | |
How do I remove iolo technologies' System Mechanic Premium?
You can uninstall iolo technologies' System Mechanic Premium 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 Premium, 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 Premium.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
52.55% |
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| Windows 10 |
37.58% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.37% |
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| Windows XP |
3.18% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.32% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.84% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
15.81% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.65% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.81% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.52% |
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Geography
90.83% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
90.83% |
| United Kingdom |
5.63% |
| Canada |
1.46% |
| Australia |
0.42% |
| Philippines |
0.21% |
| Costa Rica |
0.21% |
| DK |
0.21% |
| Norway |
0.21% |
| Luxembourg |
0.21% |
| Romania |
0.21% |
| India |
0.21% |
| Singapore |
0.21% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
36.89% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
28.89% |
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| Toshiba |
13.33% |
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| Acer |
7.56% |
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| ASUS |
4.89% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.44% |
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| Lenovo |
3.11% |
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| Samsung |
0.89% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.59% |
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| Dell XPS 8700 |
3.59% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 9100 |
2.40% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.40% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.40% |
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| HP-Pavilion FR440AA-ABU a... |
2.40% |
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About (from iolo technologies, LLC)
Founded in 1998, iolo technologies, LLC (www.iolo.
Publisher URL: www.iolo.com