Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1.0.4633.21570	0.02%
1.0.4633.21325	0.02%
1.0.4632.19500	0.02%
1.0.4630.25908	0.27%
1.0.4629.20058	0.02%
1.0.4629.19192	0.02%
1.0.4625.27807	0.05%
1.0.4623.37061	0.10%
1.0.4622.36556	0.03%
1.0.2.41374	0.02%
1.0.2.40348	0.76%
1.0.2.39135	2.71%
1.0.2.38800	5.80%
1.0.2.37153	0.52%
1.0.2.36955	2.19%
1.0.2.35454	0.22%
1.0.2.34545	1.86%
1.0.2.33856	0.02%
1.0.2.32822	15.59%
1.0.2.32217	1.21%
1.0.2.29398	0.05%
1.0.2.28590	0.07%
1.0.2.28001	1.99%
1.0.2.27680	8.36%
1.0.2.26808	0.07%
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1.0.2.25523	0.30%
1.0.2.25383	0.02%
1.0.2.25328	0.71%
1.0.2.25256	0.05%
1.0.2.25114	0.12%
1.0.2.24063	0.05%
1.0.2.23974	15.19%
1.0.2.22393	3.72%
1.0.2.20962	13.20%
1.0.2.20037	0.02%
1.0.2.19770	1.80%
1.0.2.19416	1.63%
1.0.2.19114	2.03%
1.0.2.18805	0.07%
1.0.2.17537	0.03%
1.0.2.17304	16.72%
1.0.2.14768	0.07%
1.0.2.14701	0.23%
1.0.2.14477	2.08%

Relationships

Parent processes

Related files

installboost.exe (Boost by Reason Software Company Inc.)

boost.exe

Boost by Reason Software Company Inc. (Signed)

Remove boost.exe

Version:	1.0.2.40348
MD5:	2123b7a91d5479b80b6130c84015c740
SHA1:	f9214a710e756f461b25a17fca73e2660bbf6483

What is boost.exe?

About boost.exe (from Reason Software Company Inc.)

“Boost helps to restore the pep in your PC by removing crapware, bloatware, trialware, bundleware, and adware. Such “crapware” (and yes that’s an industry term) is known to cause system crashes, boot d”

Details

File name:	boost.exe
Publisher:	Reason Software Company Inc.
Product name:	Boost
Typical file path:	C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\reason\boost\boost.exe
File version:	1.0.2.40348
Size:	4.67 MB (4,900,744 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Reason Software Company Inc.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Boost

Reason Software Company Inc.

4% remove

Boost maintains performance and stability by preventing unnecessary programs from consuming system resources and affecting critical programs. When you start to feel your PC become sluggish, don't reboot, simply give your PC an instantaneous Boost with just one click. Boost helps to restore the pep in your PC by removing crapware, bloatware, trialware, bundleware, and adware. Such “crapware” (and yes that’s an industry term) is known to ...

Behaviors

Scheduled tasks

The job '{BBBC1548-6134-4782-921A-0C5205F94C85}' runs on registration in the path '\{BBBC1548-6134-4782-921A-0C5205F94C85}'
The task 'Boost' runs on logon in the path '\Boost'
Entry path '\Boost'

Scheduled tasks startups

Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'Boost' → "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Reason\Boost\boost.exe" /autostart

Windows firewall allowed programs

Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections

Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Reason\Boost\boost.exe'

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'Boost' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Reason\Boost\boost.exe" /autostart

Network connections

Access through an approved Windows firewall exception

[UDP] listens on port 51885

[UDP] listens on port 65454

[UDP] listens on port 51479

[UDP] listens on port 50259

[UDP] listens on port 62522

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.01562027%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00729786%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00832240%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	90,030,303 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	3,774,761/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	5,915/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	71.46 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	77.01 MB
Private (minimum):	10.71 MB
Non-paged memory:	71.46 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	495.63 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	630.82 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	51.52 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	135.97 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,049,504/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	16.98 MB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	4,333/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	1.47 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	2/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	21.93 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	4,380/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	21	12
Handles:	722	600
GUI GDI count:	119	103
GUI GDI peak:	185	142
GUI USER count:	92	49
GUI USER peak:	163	71

Process properties

Tray notification:	Yes
Integrety level:	High
Platform:	32-bit
Command lines:	C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\reason\boost\boost.exe /autostart "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\reason\boost\boost.exe" /autostart "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\reason\boost\boost.exe" /recovered "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\reason\boost\boost.exe" /autostart "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\reason\boost\boost.exe" /install "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\reason\boost\boost.exe" "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\reason\boost\boost.exe" (8 more)
Owner:	User
Parent processes:	Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft) taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft) services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:	12.15569218%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	6.78299537%	0.107585%
User CPU:	5.37269681%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	246,672,829/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	44/sec	79/sec
Memory:	9.61 MB	1.16 MB
clr.dll
Total CPU:	1.04194718%
Kernel CPU:	0.42604402%
User CPU:	0.61590316%
CPU cycles:	26,428,055/sec
Context switches:	703/sec
Memory:	6.57 MB
mscoree.dll (Microsoft .NET Framework by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.92920983%
Kernel CPU:	0.43903980%
User CPU:	0.49017003%
Context switches:	42/sec
Memory:	296 KB
boost.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.52191032%
Kernel CPU:	0.12723882%
User CPU:	0.39467151%
CPU cycles:	12,929,925/sec
Context switches:	27/sec
Memory:	4.7 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.03564022%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000000%
User CPU:	0.03564022%
CPU cycles:	11,254/sec
Context switches:	1/sec
Memory:	1.67 MB
CRYPT32.dll
Total CPU:	0.01590069%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000000%
User CPU:	0.01590069%
CPU cycles:	2,878/sec
Memory:	1.41 MB
msvcrt.dll
Total CPU:	0.00663624%
Kernel CPU:	0.00663624%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	223,079/sec
Memory:	688 KB
WININET.dll
Total CPU:	0.00320075%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000000%
User CPU:	0.00320075%
CPU cycles:	57,271/sec
Memory:	1.11 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:	0.00230834%
Kernel CPU:	0.00230834%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	30,474/sec
Memory:	1.56 MB
aspnet_perf.dll
Total CPU:	0.00226410%
Kernel CPU:	0.00226410%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	56,208/sec
Memory:	36 KB
advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.00100119%
Kernel CPU:	0.00075946%
User CPU:	0.00024173%
Context switches:	2/sec
Memory:	620 KB
aspnet_isapi.dll
Total CPU:	0.00052763%
Kernel CPU:	0.00031658%
User CPU:	0.00021105%
Context switches:	2/sec
Memory:	264 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	34.50%
Windows 8.1	14.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro	13.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate	9.00%
Windows 8	6.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	6.00%
Windows 7 Professional	4.50%
Windows 8 Single Language	3.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic	2.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	1.50%
Windows 8.1 N	1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N	1.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation	1.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition	1.00%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 52.00% of Boost.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
ASUS	19.92%
Hewlett-Packard	17.53%
Dell	16.73%
Acer	13.55%
Toshiba	11.95%
Lenovo	9.56%
Alienware	2.79%
Intel	2.39%
Sony	2.39%
Samsung	1.99%
GIGABYTE	1.20%

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