Should I block it?
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
(Note, Systweak Inc publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
SystemProtector.exe
System Protector by Systweak Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 2.1.1.78 |
| MD5: | 2aa67b70d9b12cc49032e5e5c5f5fa57 |
| SHA1: | 1c38f228853a8d5b762f8dec05ce263230a10df2 |
| SHA256: | a827d13fcf90fb299338ae0f4066f409cadd9b76173c82096b15cfe98b279c9e |
Overview
systemprotector.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Systweak Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | systemprotector.exe |
| Publisher: | Systweak |
| Product name: | System Protector |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\advanced system optimizer 3\systemprotector.exe |
| File version: | 2.1.1.78 |
| Size: | 4.13 MB (4,333,920 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Systweak Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, September 2, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'ASO-System Protector_startup' runs on logon in the path '\ASO-System Protector_startup'
- Entry path '\ASO-System Protector'
- Entry path '\ASO-System Protector_startup'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'ASO-System Protector_startup' → "C:\Program Files\Advanced System Optimizer 3\SystemProtector.exe" autolaunch
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\ASO-System Protector_startup'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00051793% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00023968% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00027825% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 5,522 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 254/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 55.46 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 60.51 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.33 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 55.46 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 388.24 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 402.99 MB | |
| Working set: | 7.02 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 63.03 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 33 | |
| Handles: | 988 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 51 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 53 | |
| GUI USER count: | 65 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 74 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00863922% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003043% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00860878% | |
| CPU cycles: | 43,770/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
| SystemProtector.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00263989% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00145263% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00118726% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,738,406/sec | |
| Context switches: | 36/sec | |
| Memory: | 4.15 MB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00003049% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003049% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,651/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
42.86% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.57% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
14.29% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
14.29% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 57.14% of System Protector.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
100.00% |
|
