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Should I remove Actual Booster?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
65% remove it35% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #22,200
United States Rank #17,891
Reach 0.0089%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.74 days
198.82 days >
Average installed length: 104.46 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.2 100.00%

Other programs by Loonies Software

Actual Booster 3.2

What is Actual Booster?  (from Loonies Software)

Actual Booster is a tiny app which lets you to optimize your computer's performance, thereby making your Windows system faster. It works by allocating the majority of your CPU/processor power to the currently active application or game.

Overview

Actual Booster 3.2 is a program developed by Loonies Software. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 programs's main executable is actlbstr.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 1.88 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 3 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 59% of users of Actual Booster come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and United Kingdom.
  • Starts automatically
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.loonies.narod.ru/actlbstr.htm
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\loonies\actual booster
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Loonies\Actual Booster\uninst.exe

Program filesFiles installed by Actual Booster 3.2

Program executable:actlbstr.exe
Name:Actual Booster
Loonies Actual Booster
Path:C:\Program Files\loonies\actual booster\actlbstr.exe
MD5:471740027286ca94c19e1e2dca900286
Taskbar:Displays an icon in the notification area
Additional files:
  • uninst.exe - Actual Booster (Actual Booster Installer)
  • actual-booster-setup.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • ActlBstr.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Actual Booster' (runs on boot).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ActlBstr.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Actual Booster.
Startup File (User Run)
  • ActlBstr.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Actual Booster' and executes as C:\Program Files\Loonies\Actual Booster\ActlBstr.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • ActlBstr.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Actual Booster' which loads as C:\ssd 2\Actual Booster\ActlBstr.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

actlbstr.exe
Memory:1.88 MB
21.09 MB average
Kernel CPU:0.00008287%
0.016088% average
CPU cycles/sec:8,856
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:0 Bytes
435.61 KB average

How do I remove Actual Booster?

You can uninstall Actual Booster from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  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 Actual Booster 3.2, 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 Actual 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) 54%
Win 7 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 65%
Keep it 35%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.71%
Windows 10 21.14%
Windows XP 10.29%
Windows Vista 6.86%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.29%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.54%
Windows 7 Professional 10.92%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.34%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.32%
Windows 8.1 6.32%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.72%
  Brazil 10.55%
  United Kingdom 4.59%
  Portugal 2.29%
  Canada 2.29%
  India 1.83%
  Indonesia 1.38%
  Philippines 1.38%
  Malaysia 1.38%
  Finland 0.92%
  Australia 0.92%
  Russia 0.92%
  Greece 0.92%
  Argentina 0.92%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 28.83%
Hewlett-Packard 27.93%
Dell 18.02%
GIGABYTE 9.91%
Lenovo 3.60%
ASUS 2.70%
Samsung 2.70%
Toshiba 2.70%
Intel 1.80%
Sony 0.90%
American Megatrends 0.90%
Common models
HP 635 Notebook PC 2.73%
Gigabyte M68MT-S2 2.73%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.73%
eMachines EL1850 1.82%
Dell XPS 8700 1.82%
Dell Dell DXP061 1.82%

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