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40%
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.4.0.61 52.50%
1.4.0.61 2.50%
1.4.0.61 5.00%
1.3.1.175 2.50%
1.3.1.175 2.50%
1.2.0.478 5.00%
1.0.0.733 22.50%
0.3.1.335 2.50%
0.2.0.357 2.50%
0.1.0.3713 2.50%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

DriverBooster.exe

Driver Booster by IObit Information Technology (Signed)

Remove DriverBooster.exe
Version:   1.0.0.733
MD5:   64a57023a67054f9ec138a358cc663d9
SHA1:   cdb9ab1d0bb45181675e13516a8b0f03100a25ab
SHA256:   413d74814db2279dfad0bda5b793835f1e30ff8387c27bcc2d76fdbef846e3b9

Overview

driverbooster.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Driver Booster published by IObit, Driver Booster from IObit and Driver Booster by IObit. The file is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:driverbooster.exe
Publisher:IObit
Product name:Driver Booster
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\iobit\driver booster\driverbooster.exe
File version:1.0.0.733
Product version:1.0
Size:2.68 MB (2,811,200 bytes)
Build date:9/8/2013 4:02 AM
Certificate
Issued to:IObit Information Technology
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Driver Booster
 IObit
43% remove
“Outdated drivers may heavily affect your PC performance and lead to system crashes. Driver Booster scans and identifies outdated drivers automatically, and downloads and installs the right update for you with just ONE click, saving you loads of time. Moreover, it's specially designed to tweak drivers for best gaming performance. It's the right tool to protect your PC from hardware failures, conflicts, and system crashes.”
Driver Booster 2
 IObit
45% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\Driver Booster Startup'
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (AJay)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (AJay)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Ken)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Ken)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (John)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (John)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (MAHMOUD)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (MAHMOUD)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Aditya)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Aditya)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Doug Finnell)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Doug Finnell)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Moose)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Moose)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (luckyjstar90)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (luckyjstar90)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Nick)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Nick)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (t)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (t)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Pluto)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Pluto)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Felhasználó)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Felhasználó)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (janice)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (janice)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Derek)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Derek)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (curtis)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (curtis)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (SYSTEM)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (SYSTEM)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Maura)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Maura)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Q)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Q)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster Startup' runs on logon in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Driver Booster Startup.job'
Network connections
  • [TCP] 72.21.92.20:80

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01065964%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00296079%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00769885%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:272,463,612 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:12,856,280/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:113/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:56.18 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):19.62 MB
    Private (minimum):3.11 MB
    Non-paged memory:56.18 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:209.27 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):242.87 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:2.42 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):77.86 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:499,268/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:95.73 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:4/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:237.5 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:99/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:5.21 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:255/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:8
    12
    Handles:309
    600
    GUI GDI count:464
    103
    GUI GDI peak:563
    142
    GUI USER count:56
    49
    GUI USER peak:63
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\iobit\driver booster\driverbooster.exe"
    • "C:\Program Files\iobit\driver booster\driverbooster.exe" /startup
    Owner:User
    Parent processes:

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    DriverBooster.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.10012625%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.05761535%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.04251090%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:3,071,949/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:3/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:2.69 MB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.01447507%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.01447507%
    CPU cycles:15,242/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB

    Common loaded modules

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

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 22.50%
    Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
    Windows 8.1 10.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 7.50%
    Windows 8 7.50%
    Microsoft Windows XP 5.00%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 2.50%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 62.50% of Driver Booster.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 48.15%
    Acer 16.67%
    Hewlett-Packard 7.41%
    ASUS 7.41%
    Sony 3.70%
    MSI 3.70%
    Lenovo 3.70%
    Toshiba 3.70%
    Samsung 1.85%
    GIGABYTE 1.85%
    American Megatrends 1.85%
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