What is System Healer?
System Healer is promoted as a PC optimizing tool that has no match among the programs of the same kind. Despite these big words, the legitimate look of the official site and the interface that doesn’t arouse suspicions, System Healer is labeled as Potentially Unwanted Program and a rogue software. By being so, System Healer imitates functions and operating of a real application – it scans registry entries, looks for error in PC performance, check the privacy security, etc. However, there is one thing that makes the application unwanted and gives the grounds to uninstall System Healer without regrets. In fact, System Healer doesn’t do anything. According to it, even the brand new machine will have slow performance and suffer many system errors, which System Healer wouldn’t fix until a user buys a license. Getting money from selling fake licenses is the main aim of System Healer developers, don’t let them fool you.
How System Healer got installed on your computer?
System Healer has an official website that is designed to command confidence and describe the product on a positive note, so it is not surprisingly that some people may wish to download it from there. Still, System Healer developers want to hedge their bets and spread the malware to as many systems as possible. For that they use deceptive methods, so that the majority of victims get System Healer without noticing it. The program usually appears on computers with other free applications, like download managers, media players, file converters, etc. Do not rush through installation when dealing with those, forget about Default installations – choose Advanced setups and take your time while reading the information about products and setup additions.
How to remove System Healer?
To delete System Healer completely you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as System Healer files and registry entries.
We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so, if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to automatic removal tool.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to System Healer. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate System Healer, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of System Healer manual removal
Uninstall System Healer from Control Panel
You could have downloaded the program yourself but, as it was stated before, more likely that the rogue application appeared on your system brought with other software. So, to get rid of System Healer you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove System Healer from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to System Healer and click Uninstall
How to remove System Healer from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to System Healer and click Uninstall
How to remove System Healer from Windows 8/8.1
- Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
- Choose Control Panel
- Select the Uninstall Program line
- Uninstall the application related to System Healer
How to remove System Healer from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to System Healer and remove it
If you experience problems with removing System Healer from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel
Delete files and registry entries added by System Healer
Sometimes removal via Control Panel is not enough since the built-in application can leave some files. So, you need to find all of the following items and delete them.
Remove System Healer files and folders:
%WINDIR%\Tasks\System HealerStartUp.job
%WINDIR%\Tasks\System HealerPeriod.job
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\System Healer
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\System[RANDOM CHARACTERS]Healer[RANDOM CHARACTERS]
%PROGRAMFILES%\SystemHealer\SystemHealer.exe
Launch System Healer.lnk
%WINDIR%\Tasks\System[RANDOM CHARACTERS]Healer[RANDOM CHARACTERS].job
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Healer
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Healer
%USERPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Healer
%APPDATA%\System Healer
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\System Healer
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\System Healer
\Program Files\SystemHealer\Uninstaller.exe
HealerConsole.exe
HealerCheckout.exe
SHShellExtension.dll
Remove System Healer registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures, value: System Healer Period.job.fp
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures, value: System Healer StartUp.job
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures, value: System Healer StartUp.job.fp
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\System Healer Period
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\System Healer StartUp
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\SystemHealer Monitor
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\SystemHealer Run Delay
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures, value: System HealerPeriod.job
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures, value: System HealerPeriod.job.fp
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures, value: System HealerStartUp.job
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\CompatibilityAdapter\Signatures, value: System HealerStartUp.job.fp
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\System HealerStartUp
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\System Healer Task
