Should I remove SoftwareX?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
81% remove it19% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach <0.001%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.2.0.1393 |
100.00% |
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Other programs by PremiumSoft
SoftwareX
from PremiumSoft
What is SoftwareX? (from PremiumSoft)
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Overview
SoftwareX is a program developed by PremiumSoft. 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 DigiBooster.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The setup package is about 760.45 KB (778,698 bytes) when donwloaded. A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 10. The distribution of this has mostly been seen in the United States.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Generally known to have a low reputation
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in SoftwareX.
| DigiBooster.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
SoftwareX 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
Displayed publisher: BrickPreserver
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\premiumassister
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\premiumassister\digibooster.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 760.45 KB
Files installed by SoftwareX
| Program executable: | DigiBooster.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\trusted publisher\premiumassister\DigiBooster.exe |
| MD5: | deba33db167548f8bbac30f5d78eb168 |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- DigiBooster.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GS-Booster-S-3168119747.
How do I remove SoftwareX?
You can uninstall SoftwareX 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 SoftwareX, 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 SoftwareX.
- 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.
HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 10
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?