DirAnalyze

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 90
First Seen: July 12, 2017
Last Seen: February 7, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The DirAnalyze software that you may find bundled with other programs may be presented as a disk optimization utility. We do not recommend installing the DirAnalyze software because it does not offer information as to who created the program and links from the GUI (General User Interface) point to Scanfolder.space. The site mentioned before does not appear to be dedicated to DirAnalyze but to another desktop app named ScanFolder. We are not sure if the ScanFolder Disk Optimizer is the same product as the DirAnalyze Disk Optimizer. A closer look at the code of DirAnalyze shows that the software does not perform optimization operations, but it allows the user to load a chart with data available on the disk. Evidently, the DirAnalyze program includes features available in free tools like winMd5Sum and Duplicate Files Finder.

The DirAnalyze desktop app is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP, which may be flagged by security scanners as PUP.Optional.SDiskFinder. The DirAnalyze/ScanFolder software is reported to drop files in the System32 and Program Files (x86) directories on the primary system drive. Also, DirAnalyze may add several keys in the Windows Registry to enable its operations on every system boot. The DirAnalyze/ScanFolder desktop app may support some useful functionalities regarding information gathering, data presentation and show a list of empty folders on your computer. However, DirAnalyze may not be a product that can be classified as a reliable disk optimization tool. Computer experts that performed an analysis of DirAnalyze/ScanFolder note that the program may run as 'sdiskfinder.exe' and access resources in the following folders:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\SDisk Finder
  • C:\Users\Public\DiskCleaner\
  • C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\DirAnalyzer
  • C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\SDisk Finder

You might be interested in removing the DirAnalyze/ScanFolder software with help from a trusted anti-malware tool. Cleaning up the MSCONFIG panel can improve the loading time that takes Windows to boot. Computer experts advise against paying for services by DirAnalyze. Pop-up windows and banners that urge you to buy the full version of DirAnalyze may offer misleading information and lead you to insecure payment pages. Removing DirAnalyze may benefit your system load time and allow you to start surfing the Internet as soon as you log in.

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Registry Details

DirAnalyze may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
sdiskfinder.exe
Regexp file mask
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\DirAnalyzer
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks\SDisk Finder
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\DirAnalyzer
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\SDisk Finder

Directories

DirAnalyze may create the following directory or directories:

%PROGRAMFILES%\SDisk Finder
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\SDisk Finder
%PUBLIC%\DiskCleaner

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