Should I remove Game Booster?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,963
United States Rank #5,343
Reach 0.0781%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.72 days
699.72 days >
Average installed length: 367.65 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0.0.0 |
0.13% |
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| 3.0 |
0.32% |
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| 2.4.1.0 |
36.23% |
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| 2.4.0.0 |
1.17% |
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| 2.3.0.0 |
11.69% |
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| 2.2.0.0 |
20.71% |
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| 2.1.0.0 |
7.92% |
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| 2.0.0.0 |
4.42% |
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| 1.6.0.103 |
1.36% |
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| 1.5.1.101 |
2.66% |
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| 1.5.0.96 |
1.04% |
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| 1.4.0.88 |
3.12% |
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| 1.3.1.83 |
0.65% |
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| 1.3.1.82 |
0.19% |
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| 1.3.1.80 |
2.14% |
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| 1.2.2.0 |
1.56% |
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| 1.2.1.0 |
0.71% |
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| 1.2.0.0 |
0.19% |
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| 1.1.0.0 |
0.84% |
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| 1.0.0.0 |
2.92% |
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Game Booster
What is Game Booster?
IObit Game Booster is freeware designed to optimize a PC for smoother, more responsive game performance by shutting down some of Windows Services and stopping or pausing various processes from running while a user is gaming.
About (from IObit)
Game Booster is capable of delivering the best gaming experience to you even if you have an old PC. One-click to boost PC performance is not enough, Game Booster also allows you to tweak your system for top PC performance. By temporarily shutting background processes and unnecessary Windows services, cleaning RAM, and ... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 2.4.1.0, with over 98% 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. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named gamebooster.exe. The setup package generally installs about 30 files and is usually about 13.39 MB (14,038,696 bytes). The installed file AutoUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Program details
URL: www.iobit.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\IObit\Game Booster\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\IObit\Game Booster\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 13.39 MB
Files installed by Game Booster
| Program executable: | gamebooster.exe |
| Name: | Game Booster |
| Signed by: | IObit Information Technology |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\iobit\game booster\gamebooster.exe |
| MD5: | e29440bb2b5e6444dd46b82cb919cbef |
| Designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games with the touch of a button. It works by updating hardwaredrivers, downloading essential gaming tools, tweaking system settings for gaming,... |
Additional files:
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taskMgr.dll - Task Scheduler Dynamic Link Library
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FreeSoftwareDownloader.exe - IObit Download Helper (Helper helps you to download IObit products.)
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GB_FreeSoftwareDownloader.exe
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IObitDownloader.exe
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GameBoosterSetup.exe - Game Booster
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GameBox.exe - Game Box
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gbtray.exe
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AutoUpdate.exe - Update (Helps you update Game Booster to latest version.)
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Boost.exe
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TaskSchedule.exe - Task Schedule
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dxhelper.dll - DXHelper support library
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IObitCommunities.exe - IObit Communities (Help you to communicate with IObit.)
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GBV3ContextMenu.dll - Game Booster v3 (Game Booster v3 Context Menu)
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db-promote.exe - Reminder
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GameLauncher.exe
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PowerConfig.dll - Power Config (Power Config Support)
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TSCommon.dll - TSCommon (Scheduler service common library)
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NewUpdater.exe - IObit
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bookmarks.exe
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gbinit.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- AutoUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Game_Booster_AutoUpdate' (runs weekly on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM).
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- gbtray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Game_Booster_Startup.
- AutoUpdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Game_Booster_AutoUpdate.
- GameBox.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Game_Booster_Startup.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- GameBox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\IObit\Game Booster\GameBox.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| gamebooster.exe |
| Memory: | 22.21 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.2309010023% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.11458496% | |
| User CPU: | 0.11631604% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 332.58 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 741 Bytes | |
| GameBox.exe |
| Memory: | 8.25 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000001802% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000009% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000009% | |
| gbtray.exe |
| Memory: | 5.34 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0052902784% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00275152% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00253876% | |
| I/O reads/min: | 13.84 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 73 Bytes | |
How do I remove Game Booster?
You can uninstall Game 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 Game 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 Game Booster.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.02% |
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| Windows Vista |
14.46% |
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| Windows XP |
11.61% |
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| Windows 10 |
7.91% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.24% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.64% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
12.20% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.42% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.90% |
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Geography
51.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
51.18% |
| United Kingdom |
3.83% |
| Germany |
3.62% |
| Canada |
2.78% |
| France |
2.20% |
| Italy |
2.20% |
| India |
1.78% |
| Australia |
1.73% |
| Iran |
1.47% |
| DZ |
1.42% |
| Israel |
1.31% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.31% |
| Netherlands |
1.26% |
| Indonesia |
1.21% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.65% |
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| Dell |
23.35% |
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| Acer |
17.08% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.54% |
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| ASUS |
6.49% |
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| Toshiba |
6.49% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.92% |
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| Intel |
2.92% |
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| Lenovo |
2.05% |
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| Samsung |
1.51% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.43% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.40% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.08% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.06% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
1.80% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
1.80% |
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About (from IObit)
Founded in 2004 by two creative and enthusiastic programmers, IObit is focused on providing consumers with innovative and comprehensive system utilities and security software for superior PC performance and security.
Publisher URL: www.iobit.com