Super PC Cleanup

Posted: November 25, 2016

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Ranking:	10,040
Threat Level:	1/10
Infected PCs:	1,913

First Seen:	November 28, 2016
Last Seen:	September 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Super PC Cleanup software is a program that may leave users with the impression that it acts as a great optimization tool that can make their computers run as if they were brand new. In fact, the program's official website promises to do just that by simply getting rid of junk files, fixing the Windows Registry, and performing some other common PC optimization tasks that should impress users with their effectiveness. The software also promises to fix Registry errors, corrupted Windows files, and other things that may have a negative impact on a computer's overall performance. As great as all this may seem, there's a reason why Super PC Cleanup has been identified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by multiple anti-virus vendors.

The installation of Super PC Cleanup is completely free, but users should be aware that the free version will not let them perform any optimization tasks. Instead, the free version only scans and generates a report of problems that need to be fixed. Once this is complete, Super PC Cleanup makes sure to remind users that their computers may be performing poorly due to the identified issues constantly, and they should consider paying $39.95 for the full version of Super PC Cleanup that can optimize their computers in just a few minutes automatically. These constant reminders are almost guaranteed to get on your nerves, because they may include pop-up windows, alerts, taskbar notifications, and other notification events that may disrupt your work.

Since Super PC Cleanup is a PUP, it is possible that its publisher may use deceptive tricks to distribute this program. Often, it may be advertised as a one-of-a-kind optimization tool falsely, and the program's window even includes the Microsoft logo as proof of its reliability. However, we assure you that Super PC Cleanup is not associated with Microsoft in any way, and this program is in no case a recommended system optimization tool for computers running the Microsoft Windows.

The good news is that Super PC Cleanup, despite its questionable behavior and reputation, is not classified as a threatening program. Its presence on your computer will not put your online safety in danger, but, as we already mentioned, it may disrupt your workflow. If you are dissatisfied with Super PC Cleanup, and you wish to put an end to its constant reminders to purchase the full version, you should uninstall this program via the Windows Control Panel. If for some reason, manual uninstallation does not work, you also should use a reputable anti-malware tool to dispose of the Super PC Cleanup PUP.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\1.8_supsetup_site.exe

File name: 1.8_supsetup_site.exe
Size: 3.39 MB (3398968 bytes)
MD5: 186d4b23b88d1f2b4f1898a06d79875b
Detection count: 47
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\1.8_supsetup_site.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 25, 2023

C:\Program Files (x86)\Super PC Cleanup\SuperPCCleanup.exe

File name: SuperPCCleanup.exe
Size: 10.49 MB (10494904 bytes)
MD5: b1666e76df781cc8028168351436cf5e
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Super PC Cleanup
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 25, 2023

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathRegister Super PC Cleanup.lnkSuper PC Cleanup.lnkRegexp file mask%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Super PC Cleanup%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Super PC Cleanup_DEFAULT%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\Super PC Cleanup_UPDATES%WINDIR%\Tasks\Super PC Cleanup_DEFAULT.job%WINDIR%\Tasks\Super PC Cleanup_UPDATES.jobHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Jawego\Params\SUPPCSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Super PC CleanupSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Super PC Cleanup_DEFAULTSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Super PC Cleanup_UPDATESSoftware\Super PC CleanupSoftware\Super\PC\cleanupSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Jawego\Params\SUPPCSoftware\Wow6432Node\Super PC CleanupSoftware\Wow6432Node\Super\PC\cleanupHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Super PC Cleanup_is1

Additional Information

The following directories were created:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Super PC Cleanup%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Super PC Cleanup%PROGRAMFILES%\Super PC Cleanup%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\Super PC Cleanup