System Mechanic

A way to uninstall System Mechanic from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to remove System Mechanic for Windows. It is written by RealDefense LLC. Open here for more information on RealDefense LLC. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Bootstrap.exe -g -x is the full command line if you want to remove System Mechanic. The application's main executable file is titled ActiveBridge.exe and occupies 3.47 MB (3636616 bytes).

System Mechanic installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 78.23 MB (82026712 bytes) on disk.

• ActiveBridge.exe (3.47 MB)
• bootstrap.exe (57.95 MB)
• gpp.exe (5.50 MB)
• Incinerator.exe (3.96 MB)
• iolo.exe (4.28 MB)
• ioloTrayApp.exe (1.77 MB)
• LBGovernor.exe (1.02 MB)
• mpns.exe (27.88 KB)
• portscan.exe (148.88 KB)
• smartscan.exe (97.38 KB)
• WSC.exe (15.38 KB)

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This info is about System Mechanic version 24.7.1.69 only. You can find here a few links to other System Mechanic releases:

• 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
• 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
• 21.3.0.12
• 23.0.0.10

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove System Mechanic.

Folders that were found:

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

Files remaining:

• 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\btscan.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\CertificateStore\SSL\cert.db
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\CertificateStore\SSL\iolo Privacy Guardian 2.cer
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\de\ACResources.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\DotNetZip.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\DriveScrubber.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\EndpointProtectionClient.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\EndpointProtectionInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\EntitlementDefinitions.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\es\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\fr\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\gpp.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\GvrMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Incinerator.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Incinerator.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\InstallDriver.bat
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\InTheHand.Net.Personal.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\iolo.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ioloIcon.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ioloTrayApp.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ipm.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\it\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ja\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ko\ACResources.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\LBGovernor.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\libssl-1_1-x64.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\MessageRpc.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.AI.ServerTelemetryChannel.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.dll
• 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.Interactions.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Identity.Client.Broker.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Identity.Client.NativeInterop.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.mshtml.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Common.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.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\mpns.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\msalruntime.dll
• 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\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\PDFsFilter.inf
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\PDFsFilter.sys
• 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\SearchAndRecover.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\sm.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SmartPlug.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\smartscan.exe
• 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\System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.Memory.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.Net.Http.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SystemShield.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\SystemShield.ico
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\ToolKit.dll
• 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\UninstallDriver.bat
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\WSC.exe
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\WWSDK.dll
• C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\zh-tw\ACResources.resources.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\iolo.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\iolo technologies\System Mechanic\iolo.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\iolo technologies\system mechanic\iolotrayapp.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\iolo technologies\system mechanic\iolotrayapp.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove System Mechanic using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

System Mechanic is an application marketed by the software company RealDefense LLC. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this application. This can be difficult because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to remove 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find System Mechanic or simply activate the Search field and type in "System Mechanic". If it exists on your system the System Mechanic app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select System Mechanic in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding System Mechanic, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall System Mechanic.


8. After uninstalling System Mechanic, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong System Mechanic that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling System Mechanic with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove System Mechanic by RealDefense LLC from your PC, we are not saying that System Mechanic by RealDefense LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove System Mechanic in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.