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40%
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.4.0.61 52.50%
1.4.0.61 2.50%
1.4.0.61 5.00%
1.3.1.175 2.50%
1.3.1.175 2.50%
1.2.0.478 5.00%
1.0.0.733 22.50%
0.3.1.335 2.50%
0.2.0.357 2.50%
0.1.0.3713 2.50%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

DriverBooster.exe

Driver Booster by IObit Information Technology (Signed)

Remove DriverBooster.exe
Version:   1.2.0.478
MD5:   65e1e2771c0973268f45825bcfad0b61
SHA1:   9bf15f2c45cceb86e9be04be294d43fb8176e618

Overview

driverbooster.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Driver Booster published by IObit and Driver Booster published by IObit. The file is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:driverbooster.exe
Publisher:IObit
Product name:Driver Booster
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\iobit\driver booster\driverbooster.exe
File version:1.2.0.478
Product version:1.2
Size:3.57 MB (3,744,064 bytes)
Build date:1/9/2014 9:30 PM
Certificate
Issued to:IObit Information Technology
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Driver Booster
 IObit
43% remove
“Outdated drivers may heavily affect your PC performance and lead to system crashes. Driver Booster scans and identifies outdated drivers automatically, and downloads and installs the right update for you with just ONE click, saving you loads of time. Moreover, it's specially designed to tweak drivers for best gaming performance. It's the right tool to protect your PC from hardware failures, conflicts, and system crashes.”

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\Driver Booster Startup'
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (AJay)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (AJay)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Ken)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Ken)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (John)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (John)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (MAHMOUD)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (MAHMOUD)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Aditya)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Aditya)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Doug Finnell)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Doug Finnell)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Moose)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Moose)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (luckyjstar90)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (luckyjstar90)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Nick)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Nick)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (t)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (t)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Pluto)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Pluto)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Felhasználó)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Felhasználó)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (janice)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (janice)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Derek)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Derek)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (curtis)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (curtis)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (SYSTEM)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (SYSTEM)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Maura)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Maura)'
  • The task 'Driver Booster SkipUAC (Q)' runs in the path '\Driver Booster SkipUAC (Q)'
  • The job 'Driver Booster Startup' runs on logon in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Driver Booster Startup.job'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00207640%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00016226%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00191414%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,342 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,359,926/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:103/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:86.71 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):47.29 MB
Private (minimum):334 KB
Non-paged memory:86.71 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:234.05 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):324.13 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:972 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):169.43 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:195,834/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:75.72 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:4/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:72.89 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:11/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:852 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:30/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:324
600
GUI GDI count:1009
103
GUI GDI peak:1053
142
GUI USER count:66
49
GUI USER peak:70
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\iobit\driver booster\driverbooster.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\iobit\driver booster\driverbooster.exe" /scan
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
DriverBooster.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01657504%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00771657%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00885847%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:571,796/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:16/sec
79/sec
Memory:3.59 MB
1.16 MB
rtl120.bpl
Total CPU:0.00165875%
Kernel CPU:0.00066350%
User CPU:0.00099525%
CPU cycles:2,336,990/sec
Context switches:96/sec
Memory:1.09 MB

Common loaded modules

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

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.50%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Windows 8.1 10.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 7.50%
Windows 8 7.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 62.50% of Driver Booster.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 48.15%
Acer 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard 7.41%
ASUS 7.41%
Sony 3.70%
MSI 3.70%
Lenovo 3.70%
Toshiba 3.70%
Samsung 1.85%
GIGABYTE 1.85%
American Megatrends 1.85%
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