How to remove an IoloSGCtrl error

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IoloSGCtrl.exe file information

The process known as iolo System Guard belongs to software iolo technologies' System or iolo technologies' System Mechanic or iolo System Guard or Dell PC TuneUp or SimNet XPert Student Combined or LaBelle CD Toolbox or JaSMiN 3D Color Changer (version 4) or Able2Extract Professional by iolo technologies (www.iolo.com).

Description: IoloSGCtrl.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 243,712 bytes (31% of all occurrences), 243,200 bytes and 25 more variants.
There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows system file. It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs. IoloSGCtrl.exe is able to record inputs and manipulate other programs. Therefore the technical security rating is 71% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You have the option to completely remove iolo technologies' System Mechanic or iolo technologies' System (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs) or ask the software vendor, Iolo, for advice.

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If IoloSGCtrl.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 56% dangerous. The file size is 194,048 bytes. There is no file information. The program has no visible window. It is not a Windows system file. IoloSGCtrl.exe is able to record inputs.
You have the option to completely remove iolo technologies' System (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as IoloSGCtrl.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the IoloSGCtrl.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

System Mechanic and System Mechanic Professional are registered trademarks of iolo technologies, LLC Product

Part of Iolo System Mechanic
Charlie O'Rourke

its part of system mechanic updater
the head

Its something to do with system mechanic 6
Ruslan

System Mechanic 6
GyoR (further information)

part of System Mechanic
B.P.J. Bezooijen

Part of System Mechanic
bobet

Though System Mechanic has the System Guard feature disabled, it is still loaded in1.3mb of memory.
Larry Skaines

Part of System Mechanic.

Part of System Mechanic Professional 9.5.
Tiffy

Summary: Average user rating of IoloSGCtrl.exe: based on 13 votes with 10 reviews.

10 users think IoloSGCtrl.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.

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