Should I remove SW-Booster?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,721
United States Rank #8,810
Reach 0.1105%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 27.19 days
802.01 days >
Average installed length: 421.39 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
4.3.0.1982 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1965 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1945 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1924 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1921 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1911 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1909 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1883 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1881 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1877 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1875 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1866 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1865 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1859 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1852 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1848 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1845 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1844 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1842 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1835 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1827 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1823 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1821 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1820 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1812 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1783 |
0.09% |
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4.3.0.1782 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1781 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1769 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1767 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1766 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1744 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1741 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1724 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1718 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1710 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1709 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1705 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1700 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1699 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1682 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1679 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1669 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1635 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1632 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1631 |
0.09% |
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4.3.0.1624 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1622 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1613 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1612 |
0.05% |
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4.3.0.1603 |
0.05% |
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2,029 versions |
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SW-Booster
from PremiumSoft
What is SW-Booster?
Bundled with various adware installations via the WebPick Internet Holdings bundle, SW Booster (also known as SK Enhancer) is an adware extension that injects various types of advertising in the user's web browser. This particular program is a protector module and is designed specifically to prevent the supporting web browser extensions that performs the ad-injection from being removed by the end user or other software. If the adware it is protecting is removed, the SW.Booster program will re-enable the removed software.
The software is installed typically with bundles signed by Sergey Petrov (a developer of WebPick). As a note, WebPick uses its developers to obtain and sign the files in order to prevent users from knowing the file is distributed via the WebPick InstalleRex platform.
This adware/malware also goes under the following names:
ws-enabler
sk.enhancer
ws-enabler
optimizerpro
sw-booster
Overview
The most used version is 4.3.0.1783, with over 49% 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 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 SW-Booster.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 717.71 KB (734,936 bytes).
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Installed as part of a co-bundle
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SW-Booster.
SW-Booster.exe (1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb) has been flagged by the following 28 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
AhnLab-V3 |
2014.01.09 |
Trojan/Win32.Agent |
Avira AntiVir |
7.11.124.22 |
TR/Downloader.A.988 |
avast! |
2014.9-140108 |
Win32:Agent-ASOC [Adw] |
AVG |
2015.0.3601 |
Downloader.Generic13 |
Baidu-International |
4.0.3.1418 |
Trojan.Win32.Agent.50 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4613 |
W32.SauseiLTAR.Trojan |
Commtouch SDK |
5.4.1.7 |
W32/Trojan.IDAE-2984 |
Comodo Security |
17576 |
TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.Agent.AFD |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.08 |
Trojan.DownLoad3.30962 |
ESET-NOD32 |
8.9264 |
a variant of Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AFD |
Fortinet FortiGate |
1/8/2014 |
W32/Agent.AFD!tr.dldr |
G Data |
14.1.22 |
Win32.Trojan-Downloader.Agent.AU |
IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.2.29 |
Win32.SuspectCrc |
K7 AntiVirus |
13.175.10766 |
Trojan-Downloader |
K7GW |
13.175.10776 |
Trojan-Downloader ( 0048ec4f1 ) |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
Malwarebytes |
v2014.01.08.11 |
PUP.Optional.MultiPlug.A |
McAfee |
5600.7257 |
RDN/Downloader.a!oi |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7257 |
RDN/Downloader.a!oi |
NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.0.57029 |
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cojdgu |
Norman |
10.20140108 |
Suspicious_Gen4.FKQEC |
Panda Antivirus |
14.01.08.11 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
Sophos |
4.96 |
Troj/Agent-AFFX |
Symantec |
1/8/2014 rev. 4 |
Trojan.Gen |
Trend Micro |
10.465.08 |
TROJ_SPNR.29L213 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.8 |
TROJ_SPNR.29L213 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
25218 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.729600.B |
View all 28 all detections
SW-Booster 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
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\puresafe\sw-booster
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\puresafe\sw-booster\sw-booster.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 717.71 KB
Files installed by SW-Booster
Program executable: | SW-Booster.exe (Malware detected) |
Path: | C:\ProgramData\puresafe\sw-booster\SW-Booster.exe |
MD5: | 1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb |
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(Malware detected) SW-Booster.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SW-Booster.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SW_Booster-S-2021471501.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- SW-Booster.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\trusted publisher\sw-booster\SW-Booster.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
SW-Booster.exe |
Memory: | 1024 KB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0000125145% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000264% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000988% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 332 | |
I/O reads/min: | 14 Bytes | |
How do I remove SW-Booster?
You can uninstall SW-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 SW-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 SW-Booster.
- 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 8 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
63.41% |
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Windows 10 |
28.47% |
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Windows XP |
4.81% |
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Windows Vista |
3.26% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.31% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.78% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
10.69% |
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Windows 8.1 |
8.02% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.48% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
4.88% |
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Geography
20.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
20.04% |
India |
4.52% |
Indonesia |
2.77% |
Canada |
2.60% |
Romania |
2.55% |
Italy |
2.51% |
Saudi Arabia |
2.33% |
Australia |
2.24% |
Mexico |
2.19% |
United Kingdom |
2.15% |
MA |
2.15% |
Philippines |
1.88% |
Malaysia |
1.79% |
Spain |
1.66% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
27.58% |
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Acer |
17.67% |
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Dell |
16.83% |
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ASUS |
10.54% |
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Toshiba |
8.73% |
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Lenovo |
5.59% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.96% |
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Samsung |
4.75% |
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Intel |
2.03% |
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MSI |
0.70% |
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Sahara |
0.63% |
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Common models |
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.41% |
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Dell Inspiron 3521 |
4.40% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.21% |
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HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.11% |
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Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
2.38% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.01% |
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