Estimated safety rating

driverbooster.exe is a application which is most likely legit. So, if driverbooster.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is virus-free, we still advise you to use a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend yourself against threats.

Executable file path

This program is usually found on disk in C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Driver Booster\4.1.0\DriverBooster.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this file is 49da1fc589e7e258e8f3ade1d6748b72.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is ok. For example, most of the programs on your computer check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This app runs as a 32-bit program. It does not benefit of the entire set of features of nowadays' PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the exe is Driver Booster 4.

File version

File version extracted from the file 4.1.0.390.

Manufacturer

Company name IObit.

Copyright

Legal copyright Copyright© 2016 IObit. All Rights Reserved..

Has valid windows

driverbooster.exe appears to have a visible user interface. This is good because it doesn't operate in a kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly shown to you.

Is an encrypted file

The machine code of this exe seems to have been compressed or encrypted so it can not be quickly analysed.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous features of Windows have been used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to perform more in-depth research about this program.

Digitally signed

driverbooster.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of clean software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in driverbooster.exe is valid. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: IObit Information Technology

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is good. si are uninstall.