System Mechanic

How to uninstall System Mechanic from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove System Mechanic for Windows. It was developed for Windows by RealDefense LLC. Further information on RealDefense LLC can be found here. System Mechanic is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. System Mechanic's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Bootstrap.exe -g -x. System Mechanic's main file takes about 3.99 MB (4180528 bytes) and its name is SystemMechanic.exe.

The following executable files are contained in System Mechanic. They occupy 73.73 MB (77314064 bytes) on disk.

• ActiveBridge.exe (546.55 KB)
• bootstrap.exe (54.79 MB)
• netmon.exe (66.05 KB)
• PGGateway.exe (3.18 MB)
• portscan.exe (125.55 KB)
• SSDefs.exe (53.05 KB)
• SSTray.exe (1.69 MB)
• SystemMechanic.exe (3.99 MB)
• ToolKit.exe (7.67 MB)
• LBGovernor.exe (908.55 KB)
• LBGovernor.exe (766.55 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 21.3.0.12 of System Mechanic. You can find below info on other releases of System Mechanic:

• 21.7.0.34
• 23.7.1.56
• 22.7.2.104
• 23.1.0.75
• 21.3.1.179
• 22.5.1.15
• 21.5.1.80
• 23.7.2.70
• 25.0.1.64
• 23.1.0.45
• 24.3.0.57
• 22.3.3.175
• 24.7.1.69
• 22.3.2.150
• 21.3.1.123
• 22.3.3.189
• 23.3.2.7
• 21.3.1.76
• 24.0.0.7
• 21.3.1.56
• 22.5.2.75
• 21.5.0.3
• 25.3.0.19
• 24.5.0.18
• 23.5.0.19
• 25.0.0.16
• 24.3.1.11
• 23.5.1.77
• 22.3.1.124
• 24.5.1.27
• 24.0.1.52
• 22.0.0.8
• 21.7.0.66
• 22.0.1.49
• 22.7.2.147
• 23.1.0.123
• 23.7.0.24
• 23.1.0.7
• 24.7.0.8
• 25.3.0.11
• 23.7.2.187
• 22.3.0.20
• 23.3.0.11
• 22.3.0.8
• 22.7.0.8
• 21.7.0.30
• 23.7.0.8
• 23.5.2.363
• 22.5.2.145
• 24.5.1.50
• 22.7.1.35
• 23.0.0.10

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When planning to uninstall System Mechanic you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall System Mechanic:

• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic

The files below are left behind on your disk by System Mechanic's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ACResources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ActiveBridge.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Be.Windows.Forms.HexBox.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\bootstrap.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\CertificateStore\SSL\cert.db
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\CertificateStore\SSL\Sample CA 2.cer
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\CertificateStore\SSL\x2.db
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\CertificateStore\SSL\xtls2.db
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\CertificateStore\SSL\xv2.db
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\de\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\de\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\de\System.Windows.Interactivity.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\defrag.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\DeviceId.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\en\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\en\System.Windows.Interactivity.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\EntitlementDefinitions.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component\SystemMechanic.log
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\es\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\es\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\es\System.Windows.Interactivity.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\fr\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\fr\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\fr\System.Windows.Interactivity.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Interop.vsecapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Interop.vsecqrt.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ioloIcon.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\it\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\it\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\it\System.Windows.Interactivity.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ja\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ja\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ja\System.Windows.Interactivity.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ko\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ko\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ko\System.Windows.Interactivity.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\MacAddressVendorLookup.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\MalwareKiller.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Diagnostics.FastSerialization.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Diagnostics.Tracing.TraceEvent.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Expression.Drawing.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Expression.Drawing.xml
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Expression.Effects.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Practices.Prism.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Interactivity.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Practices.Prism.MefExtensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\netmon.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\netscan.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\nfapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\nl\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\OSExtensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\PGGateway.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\portscan.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\PrivacyGuardian.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ProtocolFilters.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\pt-br\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SDKModels.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\sm.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SMCommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SMInfrastructure.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SSDefs.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SSTray.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\stdole.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SystemMechanic.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SystemShield.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ToolKit.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ToolKit.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\TraceReloggerLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\UIResources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\WWSDK.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x64\GvrMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x64\Incinerator.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x64\InstallDriver.bat
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x64\LBGovernor.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x64\PDFsFilter.inf
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x64\PDFsFilter.sys
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x64\UninstallDriver.bat
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x86\GvrMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x86\Incinerator.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x86\InstallDriver.bat
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x86\LBGovernor.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x86\PDFsFilter.inf
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x86\PDFsFilter.sys
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\x86\UninstallDriver.bat
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\zh-tw\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_iolo technologies_System Mechanic_SystemMechanic_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\System Mechanic.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{95129D61-FF52-4FA8-A403-3E31FC5D9696}

A way to uninstall System Mechanic from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

System Mechanic is a program released by RealDefense LLC. Some people try to erase it. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK practice to erase System Mechanic is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate System Mechanic or simply click the Search feature and type in "System Mechanic". If it exists on your system the System Mechanic application will be found very quickly. When you click System Mechanic in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding System Mechanic, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall System Mechanic.


8. After uninstalling System Mechanic, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of System Mechanic that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing System Mechanic using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall System Mechanic by RealDefense LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that System Mechanic by RealDefense LLC is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall System Mechanic in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.