Should I remove SoftwareBooster?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
74% remove it26% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0004%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 29.53 days
778.39 days >
Average installed length: 408.98 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.0.0.1028 |
12.50% |
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| 1.0.0.1773 |
12.50% |
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Other programs by PremiumSoft
SoftwareBooster
from PremiumSoft
What is SoftwareBooster?
SoftwareBooster is an potentially harmful program that will track the user's Internet browsing behaviors in order to deliver advertisements to the user in the form of injected ads in the browser as well as may deliver popups in Windows. Once installed, it adds a scheduled task that will run when the user boots into Windows and will run in the background. It will connect to the Internet and download additional components as well as other adware/PUPs.
Overview
The most used version is 2.0.0.1028, with over 16% 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 main program executable is SoftwareBooster.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The setup package is about 760.38 KB (778,628 bytes) when donwloaded.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- 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 SoftwareBooster.
| SoftwareBooster.exe (deba33db167548f8bbac30f5d78eb168) has been flagged by the following 43 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
807 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
PUA.Downware |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2014.11.19 |
PUP/Win32.Downloader |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan[Downloader]/Win32.Agent |
| AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
Downloader.Generic14 |
| Avira |
7.11.187.66 |
Adware/InstallRex.73153 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.141120 |
PUA.Win32.InstallCore.81 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1620 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
11.14.14.00 |
TrojanDownloader.Agent.r4 |
| Clam AntiVirus |
0.98/21511 |
Win.Trojan.Agent-795744 |
| Comodo Security |
20130 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Adware.Downware.8561 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.11.20.02 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10747 |
Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.ACF |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
11/20/2014 |
W32/Agent.ACF!tr.dldr |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/A-a81f4aca |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-20-11_5 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| G Data |
14.11.24 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.8.3.0 |
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.185.14057 |
Trojan-Downloader |
| K7GW |
13.185.14064 |
Trojan-Downloader ( 0048c92d1 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2919 |
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent |
| Malwarebytes |
v2014.11.20.02 |
Trojan.Downloader |
| McAfee |
5600.6941 |
RDN/Generic Downloader.x!la |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6941 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.bc |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.972 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.63474 |
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dfhshr |
| Norman |
10.20141120 |
Troj_Generic.VXEQZ |
| nProtect |
14.11.18.01 |
Trojan-Downloader/W32.Agent.773632.B |
| Qihoo-360 |
1.0.0.1015 |
Trojan.Generic |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.141118 |
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175192FA!391222010 |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Troj/Agent-AJEL |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
10227 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Graftor |
| Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
SecurityRisk.Downldr |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Trojan-downloader.Agent.Wvuo |
| The Hacker |
6.8.0.5.496 |
Trojan/Downloader.Agent.acf |
| Total Defense |
37.0.11288 |
Win32/Tnega.NEHXPEC |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.20 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BJ314 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.324 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BJ314 |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
TrojanDownloader.Agent |
| ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.A.Downloader.773632.A |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.1986 |
Downloader.Agent.Win32.223830 |
View all 43 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: SoftwareBooster
URL: givemefilesnow.info
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\softwarebooster
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\softwarebooster\softwarebooster.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 760.38 KB
Files installed by SoftwareBooster
| Program executable: | SoftwareBooster.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\softwarebooster\SoftwareBooster.exe |
| MD5: | deba33db167548f8bbac30f5d78eb168 |
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(Malware detected) SoftwareBooster.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SoftwareBooster.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GS-Booster-S-3168119747.
How do I remove SoftwareBooster?
You can uninstall SoftwareBooster 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 SoftwareBooster, 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 SoftwareBooster.
- 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) 63%
Win 10 38%
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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 74%
Keep it 26%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.50% |
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| Windows 10 |
37.50% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
12.50% |
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Geography
64.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
64.29% |
| France |
7.14% |
| Mexico |
7.14% |
| Iran |
7.14% |
| Canada |
7.14% |
| United Kingdom |
7.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
42.86% |
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| GIGABYTE |
14.29% |
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| ASUS |
14.29% |
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| Intel |
14.29% |
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| Apple |
14.29% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
14.29% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
14.29% |
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| HP Pavilion 14 Notebook P... |
14.29% |
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| Gigabyte EP41-UD3L |
14.29% |
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| FUJITSU SIEMENS ESPRIMO E... |
14.29% |
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| ASUS All Series |
14.29% |
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