Should I remove SO;Booster?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
4.3.0.1567	10.00%
4.0.0.1037	10.00%
3.1.0.1440	10.00%
3.1.0.1064	10.00%
3.0.0.1831	10.00%
2.2.0.1775	10.00%
2.0.0.1512	10.00%
2.0.0.1274	10.00%
1.2.0.1118	10.00%
1.1.0.1753	10.00%

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from PremiumSoft

Remove SO;Booster by PremiumSoft

This adware injects itself into the user's web browser (IE, Chrome and Firefox) and will display out-of context advertising on web sites that are not associated with the software or its affiliate partners. Advertisements will be displayed as banner and video ads, search related ads, transitional and in-text ads and links. The software will also periodically self-update and call home for instructions as well as additional ad feeds and reporting of how the user interacts with the software as well as what domains and web pages the user visits.

The most common release is 4.3.0.1567, 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 (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). The primary executable is named SO;Booster.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 1 files and is usually about 717.62 KB (734,839 bytes).

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\application fields software\so;booster

Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\application fields software\so;booster\so;booster.exe" /uninstall

Estimated size: 717.62 KB

SO;Booster.exe
Memory:	1024 KB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0000125145%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00000264%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00000988%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	332	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	14 Bytes	435.61 KB average

1. 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.
2. When you find the program SO;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).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SO;Booster.
4. 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) 73% Win XP 9%

HOW IT STARTS Scheduled task? Yes (Runs on Windows boot)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 83% Keep it 17%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	68.42%
Australia	5.26%
Brazil	5.26%
Canada	5.26%
Czech Republic	5.26%
Spain	5.26%
Croatia	5.26%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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