Driver Booster
What is Driver Booster? (from IObit)
Outdated drivers may heavily affect your PC performance and lead to system crashes. Driver Booster scans and identifies outdated drivers automatically, and downloads and installs the right update for you with just ONE click, saving you loads of time. Moreover, it's specially designed to tweak drivers for best gaming ... Read more
Overview
Driver Booster is a program developed by IObit. The most used version is 1.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is driverbooster.exe. The software installer includes 90 files and is usually about 650.74 MB (682,345,355 bytes). AUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 38% of users of Driver Booster come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.iobit.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\IObit\Driver Booster\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\IObit\Driver Booster\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 650.74 MB
Language: Czech (Czech Republic)
Files installed by Driver Booster
| Program executable: | driverbooster.exe |
| Name: | Driver Booster |
| Signed by: | IObit Information Technology |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\iobit\driver booster\driverbooster.exe |
| MD5: | 91ee1d4004b747b7392d00dd9c5240af |
Additional files:
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TaskMgr.dll - IObit TaskSchedule Dynamic Link Library
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Register.dll - IObit Register Dynamic Link Library
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OFCommon.dll - Advanced SystemCare Ultimate (IObit Library)
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Promote.exe - Advanced SystemCare
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Driver_Booster_FreeSoftwareDownloader.exe - IObit Downloader
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IObitDownloader.exe
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AUpdate.exe - Driver Booster (Driver Booster v1 Update)
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AutoUpdate.exe - Driver Booster Updater
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AutoupdateFixer.exe
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bigupgrade_0619.exe - Driver Booster Setup
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db14_szgg.exe
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DBPro.exe
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Deployer.exe - Driver Booster Deployment
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driver_booster_setup.exe
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DriverBooster - Copy.exe
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driver-booster-setup.exe
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MakeSFX.exe - Driver Self-extracting Maker
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Scheduler.exe - Driver Booster Scheduler
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SetupHlp.exe - Driver Booster Setup Helper
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SkipUacExec.exe
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SkipUacTask.exe
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SysRest.dll - System Restore Tools
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UpdateDB.exe - Driver Database Updater
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Zip.dll - Zip Library
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DataState.dll - Runtime Library for DB
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BigUpgrade.exe - UpgradeTip (Show new DB function)
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BUpdate.exe - BUpdate
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FfSweep.dll - Privacy Library
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FixPlugin.exe
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MsgBoxEx.dll - Message Box DLL
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AutoNts.exe - Driver Booster AutoNts
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Backup.exe - Driver Booster Backup
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Bugreport.exe - Driver Booster Bugreport
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Cmpnt.dll - Cmpnt
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DBDownloader.exe - Driver Booster Downloader
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DbzInst.dll - Dbz Installer
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FaultFixes.exe - Fault Fixes
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GameCheck.dll - Game Detect
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HWiNFO.exe - Hardware Information
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InstStat.exe - Driver Booster InstStat
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ScanDisp.exe - Driver Booster Scan Dispatch
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Scanner.dll - Driver Booster Scanner
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SysInfo.exe - IOBit System Information
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ScreenShot.exe - ScreenShot
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AntiRB.exe - AntiRB
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CommStat.dll - Usage Statistics Tool
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ICONPIN32.dll - Icon Pin
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ICONPIN32.exe
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ICONPIN64.dll
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ICONPIN64.exe
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NoteIcon.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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webres.dll
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- DriverBooster.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (enbec)'.
- SkipUacExec.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{508F5BCF-F7A1-4495-9FE9-DDF618F51DDF}' (runs on registration).
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9F39C5BF-7841-4895-A152-18A437152873}' (runs on registration).
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- Scheduler.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Driver Booster Scheduler.
- DriverBooster.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Driver Booster Startup.
- AutoUpdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Driver Booster Update.
Startup File (User Run)
- DriverBooster.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Driver Booster' and executes as C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\IObit\DRIVER BOOSTER\DRIVERBOOSTER.EXE.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- DriverBooster.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\IObit\Driver Booster\DriverBooster.exe'.
Network connections
- DriverBooster.exe connects to 72.21.92.20 (port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| DriverBooster.exe |
| Memory: | 84.95 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0014344536% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00048132% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00095313% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 511,509 | |
| Switches/sec: | 57 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 21.57 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 11.55 KB | |
How do I remove Driver Booster?
You can uninstall Driver 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 Driver 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 Driver Booster.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 8 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 43%
Keep it 57%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.78% |
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| Windows 10 |
27.07% |
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| Windows XP |
6.57% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.56% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.02% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.98% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.59% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.91% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.51% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.14% |
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Geography
38.24% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
38.24% |
| Germany |
5.81% |
| United Kingdom |
5.04% |
| Brazil |
4.66% |
| Italy |
3.84% |
| Canada |
2.88% |
| MA |
2.40% |
| France |
2.38% |
| Australia |
1.77% |
| Netherlands |
1.73% |
| Finland |
1.50% |
| DZ |
1.41% |
| Sweden |
1.40% |
| Belgium |
1.16% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.66% |
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| Dell |
19.68% |
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| Acer |
19.34% |
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| ASUS |
9.81% |
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| Toshiba |
7.55% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.57% |
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| Samsung |
3.88% |
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| Lenovo |
3.20% |
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| Intel |
1.40% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.16% |
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| Sahara |
0.76% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.79% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.95% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.60% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.10% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.90% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.50% |
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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