Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
so_booster.exe
MD5: | 9dfbb035592ea044a4b29977a3f272ff |
SHA1: | a6cfa8d73c7c7382c4177e899b2ad86f7304e0d7 |
Overview
so_booster.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges). It is installed with a couple of know programs including SW-Booster published by PremiumSoft, SW-Booster from PremiumSoft and SW-Booster by PremiumSoft. This particular version is usually found on Windows 8.1 Pro (6.2.9200.0).
Details
File name: | so_booster.exe |
Typical file path: | C:\ProgramData\worldappit\so_booster\so_booster.exe |
Size: | 1.03 MB (1,082,880 bytes) |
Build date: | 6/16/2014 7:11 AM |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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WebPick Internet Holdings Ltd. |
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GS_Booster is a potentially unwanted adware program that injects ads into the user's browser. It will communicate with the adware's servers to check for new offers and the placement of offers as well as monitoring and recording the domain name of each page the user views, the advertisements that appear on these pages and the ads the user clicks on.
Behaviors
Scheduled task
- The task 'SO_Booster-S-996987125' runs on logon in the path '\SO_Booster-S-996987125'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00270273% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00015298% | |
User CPU: | 0.00254974% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 16 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 1.71 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 2.62 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 484 KB | |
Non-paged memory: | 1.71 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 41.89 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 44.42 MB | |
Working set: | 532 KB | |
Working set (peak): | 4.13 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 1 | |
Handles: | 5309 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command line: | C:\ProgramData\worldappit\so_booster\so_booster.exe /schedule /profile "C:\ProgramData\worldappit\so_booster\996987125.ini" |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Parent process: | taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8.1 Pro |
100.00% |
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