Manual Removal Guide for PCUtilities.OptimizerPro

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "PCUtilities.OptimizerPro" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:

• pups

Description:

PCUtilities.OptimizerPro is supposed to be a software that can optimize the computer by removing various unneeded registry entries. It requires a paid registration to be able to fix these issues. PCUtilities.OptimizerPro looks exactly like PC.Accelerateur.fr which "downgrades" the found issues after a paid registration. User benefit is questionable, products are mostly marketing with very few substance.

Removal Instructions:

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

• The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\InstallMate\OptimizerPro\_Setup.dll".
• The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\InstallMate\OptimizerPro\Custom.dll".
• The file at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\InstallMate\OptimizerPro\TsuDll.dll".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PCUtilities.OptimizerPro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.

• The directory at "<$COMMONAPPDATA>\InstallMate\OptimizerPro".

Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If PCUtilities.OptimizerPro uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins.
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,

1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.