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YourOptimizer

Posted: December 1, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 197
First Seen: December 1, 2015
Last Seen: May 2, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows


YourOptimizer may be an unreliable system optimization tool that you should not trust. YourOptimizer falls into the category of Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs). The problems that may be caused by the presence of YourOptimizer may be numerous. In short, YourOptimizer may not offer useful features or improve the performance of your PC. Moreover, the license of YourOptimizer is not free. You may encounter persistent and annoying pop-ups that ask you to upgrade its application. The paid version also may be useless, so you should not consider paying. A peculiar aspect of this PUP is that it may enter without the knowledge of the user. Although a few sites host it, this untrustworthy application may not enter alone. YourOptimizer may travel in software bundles where the main component may be some legit freeware. Unless you perform the setup process via the 'Advanced' menu and uncheck the box of YourOptimizer manually, you may agree to load it unconsciously. The interface of YourOptimizer resembles the ones of the legit security applications. You may notice tabs that should help you clean junk files, manage the auto-start processes or scan your hard drives for threats. The major difference is that YourOptimizer may not display accurate results, and therefore may not perform the promised features. YourOptimizer may show fabricated scan results to scare you about the state of your Operating System (OS). You may notice alerts about damaged Registry entries, corrupt files or threatening applications. If you attempt to resolve the issues, which may not exist in reality, you may be transferred towards a Web page that asks you to pay for the license. If you do it, the fake scans may cease to exist, thus making you assume YourOptimizer did the job it was designed for. YourOptimizer also offers a live technical support. If you dial the phone number, you may reach con artists who may try to charge you a fee for nothing. It may be extremely difficult to delete YourOptimizer via conventional methods. The experts suggest you install credible security software, which will detect and delete YourOptimizer automatically.

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%\YourOptimizer\YourOptimizer.exe File name: YourOptimizer.exe
Size: 1.1 MB (1108032 bytes)
MD5: 169d82f54a41848f8b4002b267b9e44d
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\YourOptimizer
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 8, 2020

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

HKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\YourOptimizerUpdater

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\YourOptimizer%PROGRAMFILES%\YourOptimizer
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