Should I remove REMOVE ME?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

80% remove it20% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Bad

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How common is it?

Reach <0.001%

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.0.5	100.00%

REMOVE ME

from Boost Software Inc

Remove REMOVE ME by Boost Software Inc

Overview

REMOVE ME is a software program developed by Boost Software Inc. 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). 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 primary executable is named pcspeedboost.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 17 files and is usually about 32.51 MB (34,092,814 bytes). The software utilizes the Nokia Qt cross-platforms C++ framework. Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 10. Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Malware detected in the program
Starts automatically
Delivered through a thrid-party offer
The experts agree, you should remove it!

Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in REMOVE ME.

pcspeedboost.exe (2f152a8b449f5bc73dc7c079069d518f) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus software	Version	Detection
AVG	2015.0.3285	Boostsoft
G Data	14.11.24	Win32.Application.PCHealthBoost
McAfee	5600.6941	Artemis!2F152A8B449F
McAfee-GW-Edition	7.6941	Artemis
Symantec	11/20/2014 rev. 5	PCHealthBoost
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.26.3	Signed-Riskware.PCHealthBoost

REMOVE ME 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: Boost Software Inc.

URL: support.boostsoftware.com

Help link: help.pcspeedboost.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC SpeedBoost

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC SpeedBoost\hbuninst.exe" /keyprog=PCSpeedBoost

Estimated size: 32.51 MB

Files installed by REMOVE ME

Program executable:	pcspeedboost.exe (Malware detected)
Path:	C:\Program Files\pc speedboost\pcspeedboost.exe
MD5:	2f152a8b449f5bc73dc7c079069d518f

Additional files:

PCHB_uninstall.exe - PC SpeedBoost (PC SpeedBoost is a Boost Software Inc. product)
cpuidsdk.dll (by CPUID) - CPUID SDK Dynamic Link Library (CPUID DLL SDK)
libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
libssl32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
PCHB.dll - PCHB
Qt5Core.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt5 (C++ application development framework.)
Qt5Gui.dll (by Digia Plc and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
Qt5Network.dll
Qt5Widgets.dll
Qt5Xml.dll
goup3.exe
HBUninst.exe
libEGL.dll
libGLESv2.dll
msvcp100.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
msvcr100.dll (by Microsoft)

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

PCSpeedBoost.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PCSB_Km_PCSpeedBoost_RS_WeeklyTask' (runs weekly on Thursdays at 6:28 PM).

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)

PCSpeedBoost.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named PCSB_Km_PCSpeedBoost_LogonTask.

How do I remove REMOVE ME?

You can uninstall REMOVE ME 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 REMOVE ME, 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 REMOVE ME.
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.