What is BootDefrag.exe?

BootDefrag.exe is part of Glary Utilities and developed by Glarysoft Ltd according to the BootDefrag.exe version information.

BootDefrag.exe's description is "BootDefrag.exe"

BootDefrag.exe is digitally signed by Glarysoft LTD.

BootDefrag.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about BootDefrag.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on BootDefrag.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameGlary Utilities
Company nameGlarysoft Ltd
File descriptionBootDefrag.exe
Internal nameBootDefrag
Original filenameBootDefrag
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2003-2014 Glarysoft Ltd
Product version4, 0, 0, 5
File version4, 0, 0, 5

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameGlary Utilities
Company nameGlarysoft Ltd
File descriptionBootDefrag.exe
Internal nameBootDefrag
Original filenameBootDefrag
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2003-2014 Glarysoft Ltd
Product version4, 0, 0, 5
File version4, 0, 0, 5

Digital signatures [?]

BootDefrag.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGlarysoft LTD
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number6d9b7fd9a35ff6d4a9baeda62f24bbfe

VirusTotal report

None of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the BootDefrag.exe file.

None of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the BootDefrag.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1583070786.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_VERSION",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x0001f0a0",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x000002fc"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 826,
            "time": 4.134937047958374,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1154,
            "time": 3.0180749893188477,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1482,
            "time": 4.156172037124634,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "874eeec656dc3f4a43ddbccb261faa7b10d95432f1b857257cada9699a1862b5",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "fc7e9ce2d90cff07682c4e2655b5344cc22596d09872486b32558e8d2abcbb81",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Other files also named BootDefrag.exe

BootDefrag.exe (12 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD58f3490933a9b0d50589a0bc509c53be9
SHA25693211175bd6ec6d74d0a79e1ff0a3d0a6f464f344527ae67d1db30a67dd4fb2f

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to bootdefrag.exe:

bootdefrag.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

bootdefrag.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

BootDefrag.exe has stopped working.

End Program - bootdefrag.exe. This program is not responding.

bootdefrag.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

bootdefrag.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with BootDefrag.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with BootDefrag.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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