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Advanced PC Tuneup

Posted: December 16, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 17,337
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 2,932
First Seen: December 16, 2016
Last Seen: September 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


The Advanced PC Tuneup is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) developed by Jawego Partners LLC, a software publisher behind other PUPs like the Driver Updater Plus. The Advanced PC Tuneup is meant to serve as a Registry optimization utility that, according to its official website, can enhance a computer's performance and stability by getting rid of bad Registry entries, and optimizing the Registry structure so that certain software will not use too much hardware resources. The application can be downloaded from the official website for free, but the download page does not mention that users who wish to optimize their Registries will be required to pay for the full version of the product. The trial variant of the Advanced PC Tuneup only allows users to scan their Registries, and the application will generate a report with recommended fixes and optimizations. However, if the users wish to complete the process, they must pay $39.95 for the full version of the Advanced PC Tuneup.

Apart from optimizing the Registry, the Advanced PC Tuneup also allows users to backup their Registry settings so that they'll be able to restore them in case something goes wrong. While this may seem like a good idea, there are many free utilities that offer the same thing without having to pay up to $40 for their services. Another thing about the Advanced PC Tuneup is that its free version may turn out to be rather annoying, since it may display notifications and reminders that users can get their computer's performance enhanced by purchasing the full version and applying the recommended optimizations and fixes constantly.

Some PUPs may rely on software bundles for their distribution so that it is likely that some users might end up seeing the Advanced PC Tuneup on their computers even though they did not download and install this program intentionally. Regardless if this is the case with you or you simply don't like the Advanced PC Tuneup's constant reminders to purchase the full version, we suggest that you use a reliable anti-malware software suite to dispose of this PUP and put an end to its offers to pay money for the full version.

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:



AdvancedPCTuneup.exe File name: AdvancedPCTuneup.exe
Size: 9.48 MB (9488312 bytes)
MD5: ded7d1406e4ae1b488c1bb56a166bef7
Detection count: 89
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 27, 2019
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\6.27.45.1006_apctusetup_site.exe File name: 6.27.45.1006_apctusetup_site.exe
Size: 2.87 MB (2873824 bytes)
MD5: 8aafca1ddb021a8af49bd7f7f58bd736
Detection count: 61
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\6.27.45.1006_apctusetup_site.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 12, 2022
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\6.18.45.900_apctusetup_site.exe File name: 6.18.45.900_apctusetup_site.exe
Size: 2.87 MB (2872504 bytes)
MD5: a71ac855853253092581152fd9c877a8
Detection count: 61
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Users\<username>\Desktop\Downloads\6.18.45.900_apctusetup_site.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 12, 2022
apctusetup_site (6.27.45.1288).exe File name: apctusetup_site (6.27.45.1288).exe
Size: 2.89 MB (2892440 bytes)
MD5: 326082aca76b09e76b09d84772a9d8d4
Detection count: 44
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
AdvancedPCTuneup.exe File name: AdvancedPCTuneup.exe
Size: 9.48 MB (9487304 bytes)
MD5: acce04eeba58c8c1a9968514fb24b7a0
Detection count: 37
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 14, 2020

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathAdvanced PC Tuneup.lnkRegexp file mask%windir%\System32\Tasks\Advanced PC Tuneup[RANDOM CHARACTERS]%windir%\Tasks\Advanced PC Tuneup[RANDOM CHARACTERS].jobHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Advanced\PC\TuneupSOFTWARE\Jawego\Params\APCTUSoftware\Jawego\Params\APCTUGuidSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\Advanced PC Tuneup_DEFAULT.jobSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\Advanced PC Tuneup_DEFAULT.job.fpSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\Advanced PC Tuneup_UPDATES.jobSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures\Advanced PC Tuneup_UPDATES.job.fpSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Advanced PC TuneupSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Advanced PC Tuneup_DEFAULTSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Advanced PC Tuneup_UPDATESSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Advanced\PC\TuneupSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Jawego\Params\APCTUSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Jawego\Params\APCTUGuidHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Advanced PC Tuneup_is1

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Advanced PC Tuneup%PROGRAMFILES%\a469bca6-b0a0-4e08-bd65-685f1ded588a%PROGRAMFILES%\c4afe7a3-2470-4e67-8816-9f51d7687058%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\a469bca6-b0a0-4e08-bd65-685f1ded588a%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\c4afe7a3-2470-4e67-8816-9f51d7687058
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