Ranked
#3,911
Worldwide
Ranked
#2,003
US
Lifespan
264.4
Days
 

ARO 2012

Published by Support.com

ARO 2012 Publisher's Description

ARO is an advanced repair and optimization utility designed to help improve and maintain computers running the Windows operating system (both 32- and 64-bit). ARO focuses on finding errors that hide...  Read more

Details

Latest version:8.0
Location:C:\Program Files\ARO 2012\
Install size:16.64 MB (17,448,428 bytes)
About URL:http://go.support.com?linkid=101045
Help link:http://go.support.com?linkid=101048
Uninstall:"C:\Program Files\ARO 2012\unins000.exe" /silent

The trust score is the reputation of ARO 2012 based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
Poor Below average Good Excellent

Reasons behind trust score

  • Files installed (ARO.exe) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
  • Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
  • Automatically executes when the user logs into Windows.
  • Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.

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Malware detections

ARO.exe has been detected by the following 2 antivirus programs:
Antiy Labs AVL
as Trojan/Win32.Patched.gen
Rising Antivirus
as Suspicious
(Malware scans performed using the herdProtect meta-scan engines)

Trend data unavailable until this program becomes quantified in the next few days.

aro.exe (Main Executable)
Common path:C:\Program Files\aro 2012\aro.exe
Behavior:Startup File (User Run)
MD5:1b73278f5a14a4a401c7a26d71c418eb
CleanSchedule.exe
MD5:142faa52fd17e175c3cffdcfd2a0c6ea
soref.dll
Name:SammSoft Referrer Utility
MD5:4837fc0b58301570d2059f23976cc381
AROSS.dll
MD5:8ed6bc4ac04c3cd22941ee46e18d19da
CheckForV4.dll
MD5:b61cbcc994493f65cf65ccf05e90ad80
sqlite3.dll
MD5:8e9758cc0f272009ba08216f8c47dc8f
unins000.exe
Description:Setup/Uninstall
MD5:041741a4c9d247243402d871b843da9a

Installs by Country

74.2%
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Installs in the United States

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Versions

8.0 100.00%

Facts

  • ARO 2012 is developed by Support.com.
  • It contains malware with multiple detections from the top antivirus engines.
  • This software is potentially unwanted based on the trust factor and experience of other users.
  • The current user reach of this app is about 0.0002% of all PC users, however this reach has declined from a lifetime average of 0.1872%.
  • This program has a higher than normal uninstall rate of about 95.0%.
  • A startup entry is added to the user's registry which will force the program to run when Windows reboots and the user logs in.
  • About 74.2% of users who have this installed are located in the United States.

Operating Systems

Windows 7 71.72%
Windows Vista 14.60%
Windows XP 11.50%
Windows 8 2.19%

PC Manufacturers

HP 32.94%
Dell 19.49%
Acer 12.28%
Toshiba 8.38%
ASUS 4.87%
Sony 4.87%
Lenovo 4.29%
GIGABYTE 3.31%
AMI 2.34%
Gateway 2.14%
Intel 1.75%
Samsung 1.17%
Apple 0.58%
Sahara 0.58%
Medion 0.39%
Alienware 0.19%
MSI 0.19%
Packard Bell 0.19%
 
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