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so_booster.exe

Remove so_booster.exe
MD5:   9dfbb035592ea044a4b29977a3f272ff
SHA1:   a6cfa8d73c7c7382c4177e899b2ad86f7304e0d7

Overview

so_booster.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges). It is installed with a couple of know programs including SW-Booster published by PremiumSoft, SW-Booster from PremiumSoft and SW-Booster by PremiumSoft. This particular version is usually found on Windows 8.1 Pro (6.2.9200.0).

DetailsDetails

File name:so_booster.exe
Typical file path:C:\ProgramData\worldappit\so_booster\so_booster.exe
Size:1.03 MB (1,082,880 bytes)
Build date:6/16/2014 7:11 AM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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PremiumSoft
  79% remove
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PremiumSoft
  86% remove
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  83% remove
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PremiumSoft
  84% remove
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  82% remove
GS_Booster is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. It will communicate with the adware's servers to check for new offers and the placement of offers as well as monitoring and recording the domain name of each page the user views, the advertisements that appear on these pages and the ads the user clicks on.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled task
  • The task 'SO_Booster-S-996987125' runs on logon in the path '\SO_Booster-S-996987125'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00270273%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00015298%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00254974%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:16 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.71 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.62 MB
Private (minimum):484 KB
Non-paged memory:1.71 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:41.89 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):44.42 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:532 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.13 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:5309
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\ProgramData\worldappit\so_booster\so_booster.exe /schedule /profile "C:\ProgramData\worldappit\so_booster\996987125.ini"
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 Pro 100.00%
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