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SystHeal Optimizer

Posted: November 26, 2014

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 6,748
First Seen: August 22, 2014
Last Seen: April 13, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

SystHeal Optimizer is a Potentially Unwanted Program that offers fixes for common Registry and system problems to boost your performance. Although these are theoretically legitimate services, SystHeal Optimizer uses scan results and marketing statements of questionable accuracy, both of which are meant to encourage the purchase of its registered version. Since SystHeal Optimizer offers suspicious system optimization functions, uninstalling SystHeal Optimizer through the same routines used versus any other Potentially Unwanted Program ironically is the optimal course of action.

The System Healer that doesn't Help Your PC

SystHeal Optimizer's presents its features as including threat removal, Registry optimization, deletion of 'junk' data, memory monitoring and online privacy protection. In some circumstances, many of these features may provide a minor boost to your PC's overall performance. However, rather than providing grounded statements about benefits of its features, SystHeal Optimizer finds system 'errors' of highly questionable accuracy to inflate the apparent value of its services. SystHeal Optimizer also includes a technical support hotline, although malware researchers can't verify the usefulness or safety of its proffered phone services.

Malware researchers determined that SystHeal Optimizer may load automatically with most versions of Windows, and may launch its system scans automatically. Besides displaying system errors that are not necessarily grounded firmly in reality, SystHeal Optimizer also may be implicated in other software problems, especially causing (either deliberately or accidentally) instability in unrelated security programs.

SystHeal Optimizer markets itself through a 'free trial,' but its trial version is unable to correct any of the system errors SystHeal Optimizer claims to find on your PC. As a result, this free trial essentially is no better than an advertisement.

Optimizing Your PC out of a Bad Optimization Deal

SystHeal Optimizer promotes itself through its website, systheal.com. The last scans of SystHeal Optimizer's website by malware experts failed to detect any threatening scripts or similar exploits that could install SystHeal Optimizer automatically. Likewise, SystHeal Optimizer is not necessarily a direct threat to your computer in the style of Trojans or other threats.

Even though a legitimate system optimizer would allow its users to remove it through the Windows Control Panel, SystHeal Optimizer may be unnecessarily difficult to uninstall through standard methods. Like other PUPs, deleting SystHeal Optimizer should be done efficiently through appropriate PC security products – although using McAfee-brand software may not necessarily be an ideal choice, given this system optimizer's history.

Aliases

WS.Reputation.1 [Symantec]

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:



%PROGRAMFILES%\G.A. Technocare Technology Pvt. Ltd\SystHeal Optimizer Pro\SystHeal.exe File name: SystHeal.exe
Size: 12.95 MB (12950400 bytes)
MD5: dade4fa133894e54cfedcb681f4337fd
Detection count: 6,406
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\G.A. Technocare Technology Pvt. Ltd\SystHeal Optimizer Pro
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: May 1, 2022
setup.exe File name: setup.exe
Size: 83.39 MB (83397664 bytes)
MD5: 767bf4d27a280ceda1cfde12841831fd
Detection count: 7
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 16, 2021

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\CompletePcSolution\SystHealSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SystHeal ProtectionSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\G.A. Technocare\SystHeal OptimizerSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SystHeal Protection

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\G.A. Technocare\SystHeal Optimizer%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\G.A. Technocare\SystHeal Optimizer
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