Should I remove iolo technologies' System Mechanic Professional?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
22% remove it78% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,690
United States Rank #1,599
Reach 0.2258%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.88 days
409.54 days >
Average installed length: 215.18 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 15.5.0 |
11.37% |
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| 15.0.1 |
3.44% |
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| 15.0.0 |
0.16% |
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| 14.6.1 |
6.09% |
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| 14.6.0 |
1.51% |
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| 14.5.2 |
6.22% |
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| 14.5.1 |
3.46% |
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| 14.5.0 |
3.48% |
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| 14.0.3 |
1.01% |
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| 14.0.1 |
12.25% |
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| 14.0.0 |
4.83% |
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| 12.7.1 |
6.54% |
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| 12.7.0 |
4.70% |
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| 12.5.0 |
10.20% |
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| 12.0.1 |
4.92% |
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| 12.0.0 |
0.27% |
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| 11.7.1 |
6.90% |
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| 11.7.0 |
3.71% |
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| 11.5.2 |
4.83% |
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| 11.5.1 |
0.36% |
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| 11.1.6 |
0.56% |
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| 11.1.1 |
0.04% |
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| 11.0.5 |
0.29% |
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| 11.0.3 |
0.18% |
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| 10.8.5 |
0.72% |
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| 10.8.3 |
0.02% |
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| 10.7.7 |
0.18% |
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| 10.7.6 |
0.13% |
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| 10.7.5 |
0.02% |
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| 10.5.5 |
0.02% |
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| 10.5.4 |
0.49% |
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| 10.5.3 |
0.02% |
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| 10.5.2 |
0.09% |
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| 10.1.2 |
0.11% |
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| 10.1.1 |
0.04% |
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| 10.0.0 |
0.18% |
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| 9.5.9 |
0.20% |
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| 9.5.8 |
0.11% |
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| 9.5.7 |
0.02% |
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| 9.5.5 |
0.02% |
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| 9.5.1 |
0.02% |
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| 8.5.6 |
0.07% |
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| 8.5 |
0.09% |
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| 8.0 |
0.09% |
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iolo technologies' System Mechanic Professional
What is iolo technologies' System Mechanic Professional? (from iolo technologies)
Iolo Technologies System Mechanic The PC Accelerator Wizard will automatically optimize system settings and increase overall performance! The only tool you'll need to keep your PC running fast, smooth, and error-free. PC TotalCare™ combines all of the System Mechanic power into a single one-button interface for the per... Read more
Overview
iolo technologies' System Mechanic Professional 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The programs's main executable is sysmech.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 152.57 MB of memory. The software installer includes 35 files and is usually about 28.33 MB (29,701,309 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 77% of users of iolo technologies' System Mechanic Professional come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.iolo.com/system-mechanic
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic Professional\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic Professional\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 28.33 MB
Files installed by iolo technologies' System Mechanic Professional
| Program executable: | sysmech.exe |
| Name: | iolo System Mechanic |
| Signed by: | iolo technologies |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\iolo\system mechanic professional\sysmech.exe |
| MD5: | 694d200a05c5066f1cad10f80abb14f1 |
| System Mechanic includes a number of features that can help PCs run faster and operate more efficiently. |
Additional files:
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SMSystemAnalyzer.exe - System Mechanic System Analyzer
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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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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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IoloSGCtrl.exe
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uninst.dll - iolo System Components
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
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Delay.exe
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smhtml.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- SysMech.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E378CC0A-ED44-4DB0-A662-17FF3294A90B}' (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)
- SysMech.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'iolo System Mechanic' and executes as C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic Professional\SysMech.exe.
5 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- SysMech.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'iolo reboot launch for System Mechanic Professional' which loads as C:\Program Files\iolo\System Mechanic Professional\SysMech.exe.
- 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 Professional\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\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 Professional\SysMech.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| sysmech.exe |
| Memory: | 152.57 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.1527357939% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.08822284% | |
| User CPU: | 0.06451295% | |
| ioloGovernor64.exe |
| Memory: | 4.11 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0011620151% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00043078% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00073123% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 5,523,167 | |
| Switches/sec: | 29 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 33 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 82.64 KB | |
| SMSystemAnalyzer.exe |
| Memory: | 56.59 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.1685103979% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.11058860% | |
| User CPU: | 0.05792180% | |
| Switches/sec: | 2,649 | |
How do I remove iolo technologies' System Mechanic Professional?
You can uninstall iolo technologies' System Mechanic Professional 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 Professional, 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 Professional.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win 7 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 22%
Keep it 78%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.87% |
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| Windows 10 |
41.40% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.01% |
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| Windows XP |
3.73% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.48% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
11.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.02% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.46% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
5.36% |
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Geography
77.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
77.09% |
| Canada |
5.01% |
| United Kingdom |
4.30% |
| Australia |
1.50% |
| France |
1.37% |
| Germany |
1.26% |
| Netherlands |
1.09% |
| Belgium |
0.66% |
| India |
0.49% |
| Italy |
0.35% |
| DK |
0.33% |
| Spain |
0.31% |
| Brazil |
0.31% |
| Israel |
0.31% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
32.03% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.19% |
|
| Acer |
11.98% |
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| ASUS |
6.86% |
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| Toshiba |
6.12% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.38% |
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| Lenovo |
3.82% |
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| Intel |
1.63% |
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| Alienware |
1.52% |
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| Samsung |
0.78% |
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| MSI |
0.71% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.62% |
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| ASUS All Series |
3.80% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.54% |
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| Dell XPS 8700 |
3.37% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.28% |
|
| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
3.03% |
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About (from iolo technologies, LLC)
Founded in 1998, iolo technologies, LLC (www.iolo.
Publisher URL: www.iolo.com