Game Booster 3
What is Game Booster 3?
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 3.4, 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 101 files and is usually about 35.39 MB (37,112,947 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 3\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\IObit\Game Booster 3\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 35.39 MB
Files installed by Game Booster 3
| Program executable: | gamebooster.exe |
| Name: | Game Booster |
| Signed by: | IObit Information Technology |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\iobit\game booster 3\gamebooster.exe |
| MD5: | eed44409f5c42cab3c3313fd8dd9d3ac |
| 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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diskhelper.dll - DiskHelper support library
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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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Boost.exe - Game Booster
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db-promote.exe - Reminder
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driver-booster-promote.exe
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FPSClient.exe
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FPSSource.dll - FPS Video Record Source Filter
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GameLauncher.exe
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gbtray.exe
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PowerConfig.dll - Power Config (Power Config Support)
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UpdateCheck.exe - UpdateCheck
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AutoUpdate.exe - Update (Helps you update Game Booster to latest version.)
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NewUpdater.exe - IObit
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TaskSchedule.exe - Task Schedule
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D3DX8Wrapper.dll - D3DX8Wra Dynamic Link Library
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FPS.dll - FPS Dynamic Link Library
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libmp3lame.dll (by http://lame.sf.net) - L.A.M.E. (MP3 Encoder.)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- GameBooster.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4F748D80-43F2-46A9-8EF4-2B55234F8BB5}' (runs on registration).
- AutoUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Game_Booster_AutoUpdate' (runs weekly on Mondays at 5:00).
- gbtray.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Game_Booster_Startup'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- Autoupdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Game_Booster_AutoUpdate.
- gbtray.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Game_Booster_Startup.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- GameBooster.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\IObit\Game Booster 3\GameBooster.exe'.
- gbtray.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\IObit\Game Booster 3\gbtray.exe'.
- Autoupdate.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\IObit\Game Booster 3\AutoUpdate.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| gamebooster.exe |
| Memory: | 17.53 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.1735082237% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02876525% | |
| User CPU: | 0.14474298% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 44,233 | |
| Switches/sec: | 59 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 863 Bytes | |
| gbtray.exe |
| Memory: | 4.42 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.1497912034% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.12401758% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02577362% | |
| Switches/sec: | 2 | |
| FPSClient.exe |
| Memory: | 17.2 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000762233% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001112% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006510% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 224,492 | |
| Switches/sec: | 3 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 960 Bytes | |
How do I remove Game Booster 3?
You can uninstall Game Booster 3 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 3, 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 3.
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 25%
Keep it 75%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #1,284
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.74% |
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| Windows 10 |
23.59% |
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| Windows XP |
5.45% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.20% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.04% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.70% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.35% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.98% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.41% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.67% |
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Geography
39.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
39.17% |
| Germany |
4.80% |
| United Kingdom |
4.43% |
| Brazil |
4.35% |
| Italy |
3.38% |
| France |
3.03% |
| Canada |
2.62% |
| Poland |
1.86% |
| Australia |
1.66% |
| MA |
1.61% |
| Indonesia |
1.42% |
| DZ |
1.28% |
| India |
1.24% |
| Spain |
1.12% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.49% |
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| Acer |
20.28% |
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| Dell |
15.92% |
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| ASUS |
11.72% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.18% |
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| Toshiba |
6.40% |
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| Lenovo |
4.64% |
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| Samsung |
3.93% |
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| Intel |
0.96% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.88% |
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| MSI |
0.58% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.86% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.83% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.68% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.67% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.48% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.34% |
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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