Versions

2.0.4680.1059	87.50%
2.0.4556.511	6.25%
2.0.4287.701	6.25%

fixcleaner.exe has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 2.0.4680.1059. fixcleaner.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. In addition the the run registry key, it also creates a scheduled job to be executed by the Windows Task Scheduler up user login, this is typically done in order to bypass a User Account Control (UAC) prompt. The average file size is about 46.87 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to SlimWare Utilities Inc. by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program FixCleaner from SlimWare Utilities, Inc.. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 18.77 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 33.38 MB.

FixCleaner is registry cleaner utility whose purported purpose is to remove redundant items from the Windows registry. FixCleaner automates the process of looking for invalid entries, missing file references or broken links within the registry and resolving or removing them. The necessity and usefulness of registry cleaners is a controversial topic, with experts in disagreement over their benefits.