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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1.0.2.25383	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 process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

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

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

mscoree.dll

DllMain

boost.exe

Boost by Reason Software Company Inc. (Signed)

Remove boost.exe

Version:	1.0.2.28590
MD5:	658f1a2ebdb585310d89e4e15e777cc2
SHA1:	f6866a286a44f4f0a59eeb4e98051034e9972fe9

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:	1.0.2.28590
Size:	5.03 MB (5,275,096 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

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00399320%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00156280%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00243040%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	59,335 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	5,714,394/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	76.03 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	55.33 MB
Private (minimum):	7.38 MB
Non-paged memory:	76.03 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	480.93 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	506.15 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	53.19 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	77.73 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	460,454/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	1.29 MB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	311/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	7.19 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	2/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	3.86 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	647/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	20	12
Handles:	658	600
GUI GDI count:	119	103
GUI GDI peak:	136	142
GUI USER count:	112	49
GUI USER peak:	250	71

Process properties

Tray notification:	Yes
Integrety level:	High
Platform:	64-bit
Command lines:	C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\reason\boost\boost.exe /autostart "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\reason\boost\boost.exe" /autostart
Owner:	User
Parent processes:	taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft) explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:	5.04259432%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	2.55799233%	0.107585%
User CPU:	2.48460199%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	81,609,577/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	8/sec	79/sec
Memory:	9.63 MB	1.16 MB
boost.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.08570729%
Kernel CPU:	0.02839026%
User CPU:	0.05731704%
CPU cycles:	2,927,139/sec
Context switches:	40/sec
Memory:	5.05 MB
rasman.dll
Total CPU:	0.00032244%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000000%
User CPU:	0.00032244%
CPU cycles:	441/sec
Memory:	84 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00032159%
Kernel CPU:	0.00032159%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	43,714/sec
Context switches:	1/sec
Memory:	1.23 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:	0.00003111%
Kernel CPU:	0.00003111%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	44/sec
Memory:	2.09 MB
aspnet_perf.dll
Total CPU:	0.00003110%
Kernel CPU:	0.00003110%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	14,082/sec
Memory:	52 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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