Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

8.1.0.8	5.26%
8.1.0.3	31.58%
8.0.0.69	57.89%
8.0.0.67	5.26%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

agent.ni.exe (DriverBoost by PC Drivers Headquarters)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

mscoree.dll

DllMain

DriverBoost.exe

DriverBoost by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)

Remove DriverBoost.exe

Version:	8.0.0.69
MD5:	f0d3cdf0240566c24c08898feb950919
SHA1:	ff25f1d1be09aae08a1a6300ad5df2149484fa37

What is DriverBoost.exe?

DriverBoost is a PC driver update utility that compares drivers installed on a PC to the most up to date drivers and makes various recommendations for updating them.

About DriverBoost.exe (from PC Drivers HeadQuarters)

“DriverBoost is a driver update service that will scan your computer for all installed & connected hardware, locate
all OEM drivers and provide them in an easy, convenient format.”

Overview

driverboost.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by PC Drivers HeadQuarters which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	driverboost.exe
Publisher:	PC Drivers Headquarters
Product name:	DriverBoost
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\driverboost\driverboost\driverboost.exe
File version:	8.0.0.69
Size:	3.37 MB (3,537,336 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	PC Drivers HeadQuarters
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Sunday, April 3, 2011
Expiration date:	Monday, April 21, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'DriverBoost' → C:\Program Files\DriverBoost\DriverBoost\DriverBoost.exe /applicationModC:systemTray /showWelcomC:false

Scheduled tasks

The task 'DriverBoost-RTMUpdater' runs weekly in the path '\DriverBoost-RTMUpdater'
The job 'DriverBoost-RTMScan' in the path '\DriverBoost-RTMScan'
The task 'DriverBoost-RTMRules' runs weekly in the path '\DriverBoost-RTMRules'
Entry path '\DriverBoost-RTMUpdater'
Entry path '\DriverBoost-RTMScan'
Entry path '\DriverBoost-RTMRules'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.09493065%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.07778513%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.01714552%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	2,497,497 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	13,839,449/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	34/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	66.75 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	58.15 MB
Private (minimum):	12.08 MB
Non-paged memory:	66.75 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	523.17 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	538.57 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	34.22 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	83.73 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	128,682/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	470.21 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	21/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	54.1 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	23/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	9.54 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	368/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	19	12
Handles:	578	600
GUI GDI count:	70	103
GUI GDI peak:	79	142
GUI USER count:	115	49
GUI USER peak:	121	71

Process properties

Tray notification:	Yes
Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command lines:	"C:\Program Files\driverboost\driverboost\driverboost.exe" /applicationmodC:systemtray /showwelcomC:false "C:\Program Files\driverboost\driverboost\driverboost.exe" /showwelcomC:false /actioC:checkforupdate /applicationmodC:current "C:\Program Files\driverboost\driverboost\driverboost.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent processes:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation) taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

DriverBoost.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.44463820%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.22117646%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.22346173%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	12,664,243/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	10/sec	79/sec
Memory:	3.39 MB	1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:	0.23378485%
Kernel CPU:	0.05668788%
User CPU:	0.17709697%
CPU cycles:	5,748,005/sec
Context switches:	14/sec
Memory:	9.61 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00164106%
Kernel CPU:	0.00164106%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	74,520/sec
Memory:	1.66 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:	0.00068327%
Kernel CPU:	0.00068327%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	943/sec
Memory:	2.09 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	78.95%
Windows Vista Home Premium	10.53%
Windows 7 Starter	5.26%
Windows 7 Ultimate N	5.26%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 57.89% of DriverBoost.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Toshiba	66.67%
Samsung	33.33%

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