SO;Booster
by PremiumSoft
What is SO;Booster?
SO;Booster is software application developed by PremiumSoft. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 81.82% of installations running this operating system. SO;Booster's installer is typically 717.00 KB in size and installs around 1 files. The most common release is 4.3.0.1567 with 10.00% of all installations currently using this version.
SO;Booster is most popular in the United States with 73.42% of installations residing in this country.
About SO;Booster?
This adware integrates itself into the user's web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox, and presents unrelated advertisements on various websites that are not linked to the software or its affiliates. These ads can take the form of banners, video ads, search-related ads, transitional and in-text ads, as well as links. The software is designed to autonomously update itself at regular intervals and communicate with a central server for new instructions, additional ad content, and reports on the user's interactions with the software. It also tracks the domains and web pages visited by the user.
Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in SO;Booster.
| Scanner Software | Version | Result |
|---|---|---|
| AhnLab-V3 | 2014.01.09 | Trojan/Win32.Agent |
| Avira AntiVir | 7.11.124.22 | TR/Downloader.A.988 |
| avast! | 2014.9-140108 | Win32:Agent-ASOC [Adw] |
| AVG | 2015.0.3601 | Downloader.Generic13 |
| Baidu-International | 4.0.3.1418 | Trojan.Win32.Agent.50 |
| Bkav FE | 1.3.0.4613 | W32.SauseiLTAR.Trojan |
| Commtouch SDK | 5.4.1.7 | W32/Trojan.IDAE-2984 |
| Comodo Security | 17576 | TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.Agent.AFD |
| Dr.Web | 9.0.0.08 | Trojan.DownLoad3.30962 |
| ESET-NOD32 | 8.9264 | a variant of Win32/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AFD |
| Fortinet FortiGate | 1/8/2014 | W32/Agent.AFD!tr.dldr |
| G Data | 14.1.22 | Win32.Trojan-Downloader.Agent.AU |
| IKARUS anti.virus | t3scan.2.2.29 | Win32.SuspectCrc |
| K7 AntiVirus | 13.175.10766 | Trojan-Downloader |
| K7GW | 13.175.10776 | Trojan-Downloader ( 0048ec4f1 ) |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus | 331020.49267 | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | v2014.01.08.11 | PUP.Optional.MultiPlug.A |
| McAfee | 5600.7257 | RDN/Downloader.a!oi |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | 7.7257 | RDN/Downloader.a!oi |
| NANO AntiVirus | 0.28.0.57029 | Trojan.Win32.Agent.cojdgu |
| Norman | 10.20140108 | Suspicious_Gen4.FKQEC |
| Panda Antivirus | 14.01.08.11 | Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Sophos | 4.96 | Troj/Agent-AFFX |
| Symantec | 1/8/2014 rev. 4 | Trojan.Gen |
| Trend Micro | 10.465.08 | TROJ_SPNR.29L213 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | 7.2.8 | TROJ_SPNR.29L213 |
| VIPRE Antivirus | 25218 | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | 2011.4.7.4223 | Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.729600.B |
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
-
- SO;Booster.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SW_Booster-S-2021471501.
Software Details
- URL:
- –
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\ProgramData\application fields software\so;booster
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\ProgramData\application fields software\so;booster\so;booster.exe" /uninstall
- Size:
- 717.00 KB
- Language:
- English
SO;Booster Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- SO;Booster.exe
- Name:
- SO;Booster
- Path:
- C:\ProgramData\application fields software\so;booster\SO;Booster.exe
- MD5:
- 1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –
| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
|
EXE
|
SO;Booster.exe
Malware
|
1d283dd3ae2312eee624e8b8c46f6adb |