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IMBooster.exe

Iminent Booster by Iminent (Signed)

Remove IMBooster.exe
Version:   4.10.0
MD5:   b7a2c31467594b6063849ca5f9d0e67f
SHA1:   687b218db315bc1cc2f7233c81d06344d1c030e7
SHA256:   195723569fa87445ca38bdf2c5f5a429d2aafba89006125afa95652dec39a8ce

What is IMBooster.exe?

Iminent Booster module for Iminent toolbar is a browser extension for Internet Explorer and Firefox which is used to emoticons while using Facebook and web-based email products. During installation the Iminent toolbar changes your browser's homepage to seach.iminent.com and your standard search engine will be also set to search.iminent.com.

About IMBooster.exe (from Iminent)

“Iminent provides virtual goods services to communication platforms making users’ conversations more interactive and more fun. Iminent has a global reach of more than 12 million users across all conti”

DetailsDetails

File name:imbooster.exe
Publisher:Iminent
Product name:Iminent Booster
Description:IMBooster
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\iminent\imbooster\imbooster.exe
File version:4.10.0
Size:1.26 MB (1,324,008 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Iminent
Authority (CA):GlobalSign nv-sa
Effective date:Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Expiration date:Friday, January 27, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Iminent
 IMinent
  68% remove
Iminent toolbar is a browser extension for Internet Explorer and Firefox which is used to emoticons while using Facebook and web-based email products. During installation the Iminent toolbar changes your browser's homepage to seach.iminent.com and your standard search engine will be also set to search.iminent.com.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'IMBooster' → C:\Program Files\Iminent\IMBooster\imbooster.exe /warmup
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Iminent\IMBooster\IMBooster.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [UDP] listens on port 49676

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01494010%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00494549%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00999461%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:3,737 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:528,728/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:4/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:27.99 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):14.48 MB
    Private (minimum):1.74 MB
    Non-paged memory:27.99 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:201.46 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):205.4 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:2.46 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):37.76 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:3,918,500/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:783 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:1.95 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:257 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:79/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:13
    12
    Handles:430
    600
    GUI GDI count:28
    103
    GUI GDI peak:29
    142
    GUI USER count:30
    49
    GUI USER peak:33
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\iminent\imbooster\imbooster.exe" /warmup
    • C:\Program Files\iminent\imbooster\imbooster.exe
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    IMBooster.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.03411769%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.01262147%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.02149623%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:1,087,660/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:1/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:1.28 MB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00443093%
    Kernel CPU:0.00097080%
    User CPU:0.00346013%
    CPU cycles:103,654/sec
    Memory:1.23 MB
    mscorwks.dll
    Total CPU:0.00231204%
    Kernel CPU:0.00077154%
    User CPU:0.00154051%
    CPU cycles:73,218/sec
    Memory:5.66 MB
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00032159%
    Kernel CPU:0.00023631%
    User CPU:0.00008528%
    CPU cycles:37,469/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    mshtml.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00026273%
    Kernel CPU:0.00017515%
    User CPU:0.00008758%
    CPU cycles:3,877/sec
    Memory:13.69 MB
    gdiplus.dll
    Total CPU:0.00024402%
    Kernel CPU:0.00024402%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:3,597/sec
    Memory:1.56 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 Professional 45.45%
    Microsoft Windows XP 27.27%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 18.18%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 9.09%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    Thailand installs about 27.27% of Iminent Booster.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 54.55%
    Acer 45.45%
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