Should I remove GS_Booster?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #19,583
United States Rank #25,719
Reach 0.0114%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.94 days
440.75 days >
Average installed length: 231.58 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.3.0.1986 |
0.45% |
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| 4.3.0.1983 |
0.45% |
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| 4.3.0.1953 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1931 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1730 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1721 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1669 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1647 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1636 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1578 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1574 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1496 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1447 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1432 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1310 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1137 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.3.0.1029 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1893 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1891 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1826 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1688 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1653 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1647 |
0.45% |
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| 4.2.0.1551 |
0.45% |
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| 4.2.0.1533 |
0.45% |
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| 4.2.0.1526 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1474 |
0.45% |
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| 4.2.0.1442 |
0.45% |
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| 4.2.0.1383 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1306 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.2.0.1269 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.1.0.1890 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1876 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1838 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1757 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1718 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1692 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1349 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1331 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1311 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1296 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1242 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1181 |
0.45% |
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| 4.1.0.1046 |
0.45% |
|
| 4.0.0.1862 |
0.45% |
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| 4.0.0.1828 |
0.45% |
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| 4.0.0.1783 |
0.45% |
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| 4.0.0.1723 |
0.45% |
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| 4.0.0.1661 |
0.45% |
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| 4.0.0.1652 |
0.45% |
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| 4.0.0.1645 |
0.45% |
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| 223 versions |
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GS_Booster
What is GS_Booster?
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.
Overview
The most common release is 4.3.0.1986, with over 49% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The primary executable is named GS_Booster.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 1.04 MB (1,087,855 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in GS_Booster.
| GS_Booster.exe (9dfbb035592ea044a4b29977a3f272ff) has been flagged by the following 20 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
959 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1720404 |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.06.21 |
Trojan/Win32.HDC |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.155.214 |
TR/Crypt.ZPACK.82722 |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TGeneric |
| AVG |
2015.0.3437 |
Generic5 |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14620 |
Adware.Win32.MultiPlug.81 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.855 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1720404 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.06.20.04 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1720404 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9974 |
a variant of Win32/AdWare.MultiPlug.Y |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
6/20/2014 |
Riskware/MultiPlug |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-20-06_6 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1720404 |
| G Data |
14.6.24 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1720404 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.6.1.0 |
Trojan.SuspectCRC |
| McAfee |
5600.7093 |
Artemis!9DFBB035592E |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7093 |
Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.P |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.513 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1720404 |
| nProtect |
14.06.20.01 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1720404 |
| Symantec |
6/20/2014 rev. 6 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan.Crypt.Hzdr |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
30484 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 20 all detections
GS_Booster has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: PremiumSoft
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\gs_booster
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\gs_booster\gs_booster.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 1.04 MB
Files installed by GS_Booster
| Program executable: | GS_Booster.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\gs_booster\GS_Booster.exe |
| MD5: | 9dfbb035592ea044a4b29977a3f272ff |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- GS_Booster.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GS-Booster-S-3168119747.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| GS_Booster.exe |
| Memory: | 1.71 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0027027259% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00015298% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00254974% | |
How do I remove GS_Booster?
You can uninstall GS_Booster from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program GS_Booster, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove GS_Booster.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
|
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.39% |
|
| Windows 10 |
32.14% |
|
| Windows XP |
3.13% |
|
| Windows Vista |
0.89% |
|
| Windows Server 2003 |
0.45% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.60% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
15.38% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
11.76% |
|
| Windows 8 |
3.62% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
3.62% |
|
Geography
26.03% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
26.03% |
| United Kingdom |
4.13% |
| Mexico |
3.72% |
| Spain |
3.31% |
| Italy |
2.89% |
| France |
2.89% |
| MA |
2.89% |
| Brazil |
2.48% |
| India |
2.48% |
| Australia |
2.07% |
| Sweden |
2.07% |
| Taiwan |
2.07% |
| Hungary |
2.07% |
| Belgium |
2.07% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.82% |
|
| Acer |
19.48% |
|
| ASUS |
12.34% |
|
| Dell |
11.04% |
|
| Lenovo |
7.79% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.55% |
|
| Samsung |
4.55% |
|
| Toshiba |
4.55% |
|
| Sony |
1.95% |
|
| Alienware |
1.30% |
|
| Medion |
0.65% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.39% |
|
| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.63% |
|
| Dell XPS 8300 |
1.75% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
1.75% |
|
| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
1.75% |
|
| TOSHIBA Satellite C655D |
1.75% |
|
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