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Verdict Suspicious

Analyzed , 10 days ago

Is driver_booster_setup.exe safe? Treat it as suspicious.

This unsigned Driver Booster installer is flagged by 4 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it as a bundling or potentially unwanted program, and it matches several community…

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Why Suspicious? 4 antivirus engines flag it and a community rule for known malware matched it.

Moderate evidence · More than one sign points to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful.

Don't install it until you know where it came from

Avoid this unsigned copy and get the installer from the vendor's official site instead, checking for a valid signature. If you install it, decline any bundled offers and keep your antivirus enabled.

What to do now4 steps

Some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. Treat it with caution.

What to do

  1. Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from.

  2. Check where you got it: an unexpected attachment, a link someone sent you or a re-upload is a red flag.

  3. If you can't confirm where it came from, delete it. If you need the program, download it again from the publisher's own website.

If you already installed it

  1. Stop using it, run a full scan with your antivirus and watch for unexpected behavior or security alerts.

Not sure what to do?

Ask the MalwareTips community before you run it. If you already ran it, follow the cleanup guide.

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Why we think so

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driver_booster_setup.exe: Suspicious — MalwareTips file scan

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Antivirus results

4 of 68 flagged

  • Flagged 4
  • No detection 64
  • No result 7
Filedriver_booster_setup.exe34.2 MBSHA-256 8731fcb399ad…412ffe
  • Code signing Unsigned
  • Test run Completed
  • First seen 24d ago
5 strong detection rules matched this file.

Chapter 02

Why we think so

4 points against it and 4 in its favour, checked against the scan evidence.

MT AI Engine · Verdict analysis

The reasoning behind this verdict

Analyst conclusion

Two major antivirus engines and Malwarebytes label this installer a potentially unwanted or bundling program, and five community YARA rules matched it. It is unsigned, so there is no verified publisher behind it. The sandbox run showed ordinary installer activity and contact with IObit update servers, with no high-risk techniques.

Where this verdict could be wrong2 caveats
  • The combined sandbox verdict was clean and recorded no high-risk techniques, so this may simply be a bundled vendor installer rather than harmful code.
  • The five matching community YARA rules are auto-generated and name no malware family, so they may be overmatching a common installer framework.

These are the assessment's weak points. If you believe one applies to your file, report the verdict and we'll re-review it.

6 sources checked · all complete. See every source

Chapter 03

What it did in our test

It ran in our isolated test environment; no test environment rated what it did as risky.

Test run summary

Capture complete
  • 21sandbox rule tags
  • 5spawned processes
  • 6network contacts
  • 14filesystem & mutex artifacts

What the test run showed

What the file did on a test computer

Confirmed in the test run

  • Moderate concern: Contains packed or scrambled code that is harder to inspect (common in installers too).

  • Moderate concern: Ran commands or a script on the test computer.

  • Moderate concern: Checked whether it was running on a test computer.

  • Note: Read the user name of the test computer.

  • Note: Listed the programs running on the test computer.

  • Note: Deleted files or logs during the test run (installers often clean up after themselves).

  • Note: Talked to servers over the internet during the test run.

Sandbox labels we could not confirm (common in safe files too)

  • Not confirmed: A sandbox rule tagged this run as code injection, but no injected program was recorded.

This file was run on a test computer (a sandbox), not on yours. Labels we could not confirm are listed so you can see them, but they are not treated as evidence against the file.

Recorded behavior

What happened in the test

Grouped by step. The order is not a timeline.

Seen in the test runWorked out from other results

  1. Input file

    The submitted object

    1
    1. Evidence 1 of 7: FileSeen in the test run

      driver_booster_setup.exe

      8731fcb399ad5bb375eb78c443f55dbfd20362cc2de30ab54fb7053f8a412ffe

      Uploaded file

  2. Processes

    What ran

    2
    1. Evidence 2 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      driver_booster_setup.exe

      "C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\driver_booster_setup.exe"

      Test run
    2. Evidence 3 of 7: ProcessSeen in the test run

      driver_booster_setup.tmp

      "C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-TDHLN.tmp\driver_booster_setup.tmp" /SL5="$6002C,33445181,139264,C:\Users\<USER>\Desktop\driver_booster_setup.exe"

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  3. Files

    Created or changed

    2
    1. Evidence 4 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      driver_booster_setup.tmp

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-TDHLN.tmp\driver_booster_setup.tmp

      Test run
    2. Evidence 5 of 7: Written fileSeen in the test run

      driver_booster_setup.tmp

      C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HHOUR.tmp\driver_booster_setup.tmp

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

  4. Network

    Hosts contacted

    2
    1. Evidence 6 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      aegis.iobit.com

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    2. Evidence 7 of 7: Contacted hostSeen in the test run

      update.iobit.com

      Contacted during the test run.

      Test run
    3. +1 more recorded observation

7 facts from the test run. See the full activity list.

Chapter 04

Technical details

4 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it; no publisher signature.

Sources checked

Every check behind this verdict

6 sources checked · all complete. Complete means the check returned a usable result; it does not mean the file is safe.

SourceStatusResultChecked
Antivirus enginesVirusTotal · 75 enginesCompleteRisk signal: 4 of 68 engines flagged it · 7 gave no result Details for antivirus engines
Sandbox runVirusTotal sandboxesCompleteCombined summary: clean verdict Details for sandbox run
Contacted hostsMalwareTips URL scannerComplete6 contacted hosts checked Details for contacted hosts
Signature rulesYARAify community rules + MalwareTips rulesCompleteRisk signal: 10 community YARA rules (5 malware-specific) · 1 MalwareTips behaviour rule Details for signature rules
Malware sample databaseabuse.ch MalwareBazaarCompleteNot listed
Known-software referenceCIRCL hashlookupCompleteNo match

Engines that flagged it 4

  • DrWeb (major engine)Program.Unwanted.5065
  • GData (major engine)Win32.Application.IObit.F
  • MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.BundleInstaller
  • Paloaltogeneric.ml

File fingerprint

Last analyzed
Oct 16, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC
SHA-256
8731fcb399ad5bb375eb78c443f55dbfd20362cc2de30ab54fb7053f8a412ffe
SHA-1
a095c00786e6ac58be8c8df54cc5e60e99ea4217
MD5
0cb7b65bab871e452da64b8a1e1de8ea

About this file

driver_booster_setup.exe is a Win32 EXE file of 34.2 MB.

Type and size
Win32 EXE · 34.2 MB
Signer
UnsignedNo code signature.
First seen
Oct 2, 2026On VirusTotal.
Submitted by
52 distinct sources
Packer
None detected
Entropy
5.66 of 8

First scanned Updated

Chapter 05

Questions & answers

Short answers to the 6 questions people ask most about this file.

Is driver_booster_setup.exe safe, or is it malware?
driver_booster_setup.exe is rated Suspicious: some signs point to a problem, but nothing confirms it is harmful. 4 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag it. Don't install it unless you're sure where it came from. If you need the software, download a fresh installer from the developer's own website.
What is driver_booster_setup.exe?
driver_booster_setup.exe is a software installer, about 34.2 MB. It carries no version information saying what it is or who made it. VirusTotal first saw it on Oct 2, 2026.
How many antivirus engines detected driver_booster_setup.exe?
4 of the 68 antivirus engines that checked it flag driver_booster_setup.exe, including Malwarebytes and Dr.Web. We weigh which engines flagged it and what else the scan found, not just the count.
I already downloaded and installed driver_booster_setup.exe — what should I do?
No infection is confirmed: the rating is a caution, not a malware finding. 1) Check where it came from. If you can't confirm the source, delete it. 2) Run a full scan with your security software. 3) If the scan finds something, follow its removal steps and change passwords you typed on the device since then.
What is the SHA-256 hash of driver_booster_setup.exe?
The SHA-256 fingerprint of driver_booster_setup.exe is 8731fcb399ad5bb375eb78c443f55dbfd20362cc2de30ab54fb7053f8a412ffe, and its MD5 is 0cb7b65bab871e452da64b8a1e1de8ea. Two files with the same SHA-256 are identical, so use it to check you have exactly this file, not just one with the same name.
How up to date is this analysis of driver_booster_setup.exe?
This report reflects the scan on Oct 16, 2026. A file's fingerprint never changes, but antivirus engines keep learning, so a rating can change later. To get a newer result, scan the file again: we refresh the antivirus results when the saved ones are out of date.
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