Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

8.1.0.8	5.26%
8.1.0.3	31.58%
8.0.0.69	57.89%
8.0.0.67	5.26%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

agent.ni.exe (DriverBoost by PC Drivers Headquarters)

DriverBoost.exe

DriverBoost by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)

Remove DriverBoost.exe

Version:	8.1.0.3
MD5:	10e466858361df168e3058723a2363d4
SHA1:	d2ae89e2003aa8df20334ea10f9a54df024f9520
SHA256:	a7d2c5c7408076ea21e56ecf97a13b975f1e5a44730c12fad30448936988cb3e

What is DriverBoost.exe?

DriverBoost is a PC driver update utility that compares drivers installed on a PC to the most up to date drivers and makes various recommendations for updating them.

About DriverBoost.exe (from PC Drivers HeadQuarters)

“DriverBoost is a driver update service that will scan your computer for all installed & connected hardware, locate
all OEM drivers and provide them in an easy, convenient format.”

Overview

driverboost.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by PC Drivers HeadQuarters which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	driverboost.exe
Publisher:	PC Drivers Headquarters
Product name:	DriverBoost
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\driverboost\driverboost\driverboost.exe
File version:	8.1.0.3
Size:	3.38 MB (3,544,432 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	PC Drivers HeadQuarters
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Sunday, April 3, 2011
Expiration date:	Monday, April 21, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

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

'DriverBoost' → C:\Program Files\DriverBoost\DriverBoost\DriverBoost.exe /applicationModC:systemTray /showWelcomC:false

Scheduled tasks

The task 'DriverBoost-RTMUpdater' runs weekly in the path '\DriverBoost-RTMUpdater'
The job 'DriverBoost-RTMScan' in the path '\DriverBoost-RTMScan'
The task 'DriverBoost-RTMRules' runs weekly in the path '\DriverBoost-RTMRules'
Entry path '\DriverBoost-RTMUpdater'
Entry path '\DriverBoost-RTMScan'
Entry path '\DriverBoost-RTMRules'

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00526376%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00396712%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00129665%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	530 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	3/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	68.05 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	80.57 MB
Private (minimum):	80.55 MB
Non-paged memory:	68.05 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	646.15 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	657.15 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	80.55 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	84.53 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	44,761/min	2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	17	12
Handles:	595	600
GUI GDI count:	48	103
GUI GDI peak:	50	142
GUI USER count:	82	49
GUI USER peak:	82	71

Process properties

Tray notification:	Yes
Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\driverboost\driverboost\driverboost.exe" /applicationmodC:systemtray /showwelcomC:false
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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