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SoftwareBooster

Posted: November 25, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 7,045
Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 2,558
First Seen: November 25, 2014
Last Seen: October 12, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

SoftwareBooster is an application that offers to improve your system performance and may appear as a browser extension. SoftwareBooster is considered a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) because along with its promised functionality, users may experience many pop-ups, banners, and pop-unders. The creators of SoftwareBooster distribute it alongside other freeware. During the installation process of freeware, users may not notice SoftwareBooster since SoftwareBooster may be already be pre-selected as an additional tool to install. The only way to stop advertisements related to SoftwareBooster is to uninstall it through the 'Programs and Features' panel in Windows.

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