What is RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe?

RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe is part of RunBooster and developed by SkyNET Corporation according to the RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe version information.

RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe's description is "RunBooster Update Task"

RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\RunBooster\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameRunBooster
Company nameSkyNET Corporation
File descriptionRunBooster Update Task
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2016 SkyNET Corporation
Product version1.0.3
File version1.0.0.3

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

Product nameRunBooster
Company nameSkyNET Corporation
File descriptionRunBooster Update Task
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2016 SkyNET Corporation
Product version1.0.3
File version1.0.0.3

Digital signatures [?]

RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

50 of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe file. That's a 70% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Acronis suspicious
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Adware.RunBooster.2
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win64.RunBooster.R220704
ALYac Gen:Variant.Adware.RunBooster.2
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
APEX Malicious
Arcabit Trojan.Adware.RunBooster.2
Avast Win64:Adware-gen [Adw]
AVG Win64:Adware-gen [Adw]
Avira HEUR/AGEN.1007428
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Adware.RunBooster.2
CAT-QuickHeal Adware.Runbooster.S674443
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_80% (D)
Cybereason malicious.9c1088
Cyren W64/RunBooster.A.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Trojan.Siggen7.9909
Emsisoft Application.Generic (A)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win64/Adware.RunBooster.A
F-Prot W64/RunBooster.A.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1007428
FireEye Generic.mg.30a4a199c1088e3c
Fortinet W64/RunBooster.A!tr
GData Win64.Adware.RunBooster.B
Ikarus not-a-virus:AdWare.RunBooster
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin AdWare.RunBooster.b
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 0051d3ae1 )
K7GW Adware ( 0051d3ae1 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win64.RunBooster.j
Malwarebytes Adware.RunBooster
MAX malware (ai score=67)
MaxSecure Trojan.Malware.10701290.susgen
McAfee Adw-RunBooster
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win64.RunBooster.fh
Microsoft PUA:Win32/Puwaders.B!ml
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Adware.RunBooster.2
Rising Adware.Win64/RunBooster!1.ACF2 (CLASSIC)
Sangfor Malware
SentinelOne DFI - Malicious PE
Sophos RunBooster (PUA)
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.RunBooster/Variant
Symantec Adware.RunBooster
Tencent Malware.Win32.Gencirc.10b0bc9f
TrendMicro HT_RUNBOOSTER_GC28003D.UVPM
TrendMicro-HouseCall HT_RUNBOOSTER_GC28003D.UVPM
VBA32 AdWare.Win64.RunBooster
Yandex PUA.RunBooster!
Zillya Adware.RunBooster.Win64.1
ZoneAlarm not-a-virus:AdWare.Win64.RunBooster.j
50 of the 71 anti-virus programs detected the RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "dll_loaded": [
        "credssp.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\mswsock.dll",
        "kernel32",
        "cryptsp.dll",
        "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
        "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\wship6.dll",
        "DNSAPI.dll",
        "api-ms-win-appmodel-runtime-l1-1-1",
        "kernel32.dll",
        "ext-ms-win-kernel32-package-current-l1-1-0",
        "SspiCli.dll",
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "RPCRT4.dll",
        "ole32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "WS2_32.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\wshtcpip.dll",
        "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0",
        "winhttp.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui",
        "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\RunBooster\\Cryptography",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\RunBooster"
    ],
    "resolves_host": [
        "update.updinfo.xyz"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Description",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\MaxSockaddrLength",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\TokenSize",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\StreamResourceType",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\LocalizedName",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\RelativePath",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\ParsingName",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\InfoTip",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\UseDelayedAcceptance",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Security",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\LsaExtensionConfig\\SspiCli\\CheckSignatureRoutine",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\FolderTypeID",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\Mapping",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\SecurityProviders\\SecurityProviders",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\MinSockaddrLength",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\PreCreate",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\InitFolderHandler",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\LsaExtensionConfig\\SspiCli\\CheckSignatureDll",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\ShareCredsWithWinHttp",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\WinHttp\\DisableBranchCache",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\StreamResource",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Name",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Stream",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\ParentFolder",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\Mapping",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\WinHttp\\Tracing\\Enabled",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Comment",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Name",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Attributes",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Version",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\MaxSockaddrLength",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\LocalRedirectOnly",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\UseDelayedAcceptance",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Winsock\\Setup Migration\\Providers\\Tcpip\\WinSock 2.0 Provider ID",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Capabilities",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\HelperDllName",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\HelperDllName",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Winsock\\Setup Migration\\Providers\\Tcpip6\\WinSock 2.0 Provider ID",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\MinSockaddrLength",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Category",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Icon",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Winsock\\Parameters\\Transports",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Roamable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\RpcId",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Type",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\PublishExpandedPath"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\4ff758d022cf13c642229b158a43f81f81f16fb86bdd9bc03fb79ea89e8d8c10.bin",
        "process_name": "4ff758d022cf13c642229b158a43f81f81f16fb86bdd9bc03fb79ea89e8d8c10.bin",
        "pid": 2740,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "credssp.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\mswsock.dll",
                "kernel32",
                "cryptsp.dll",
                "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
                "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\wship6.dll",
                "DNSAPI.dll",
                "api-ms-win-appmodel-runtime-l1-1-1",
                "kernel32.dll",
                "ext-ms-win-kernel32-package-current-l1-1-0",
                "SspiCli.dll",
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "RPCRT4.dll",
                "ole32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "WS2_32.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\wshtcpip.dll",
                "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0",
                "winhttp.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\en-US\\KERNELBASE.dll.mui",
                "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\RunBooster\\Cryptography",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\RunBooster"
            ],
            "resolves_host": [
                "update.updinfo.xyz"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Description",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\MaxSockaddrLength",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\TokenSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\StreamResourceType",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\LocalizedName",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\RelativePath",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\ParsingName",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\InfoTip",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\UseDelayedAcceptance",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Security",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\LsaExtensionConfig\\SspiCli\\CheckSignatureRoutine",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\FolderTypeID",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\Mapping",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\SecurityProviders\\SecurityProviders",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\MinSockaddrLength",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\PreCreate",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\InitFolderHandler",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\LsaExtensionConfig\\SspiCli\\CheckSignatureDll",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\ShareCredsWithWinHttp",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\WinHttp\\DisableBranchCache",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\StreamResource",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Name",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Stream",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\ParentFolder",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\Mapping",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\WinHttp\\Tracing\\Enabled",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Comment",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Name",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Attributes",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Version",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\MaxSockaddrLength",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\LocalRedirectOnly",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\UseDelayedAcceptance",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Winsock\\Setup Migration\\Providers\\Tcpip\\WinSock 2.0 Provider ID",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Capabilities",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Winsock\\HelperDllName",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\HelperDllName",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Winsock\\Setup Migration\\Providers\\Tcpip6\\WinSock 2.0 Provider ID",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\TCPIP6\\Parameters\\Winsock\\MinSockaddrLength",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Category",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Icon",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\Winsock\\Parameters\\Transports",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\Roamable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\RpcId",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Lsa\\SspiCache\\credssp.dll\\Type",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\FolderDescriptions\\{1AC14E77-02E7-4E5D-B744-2EB1AE5198B7}\\PublishExpandedPath"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1576385586.59375,
        "ppid": 2892
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1576385586.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "UpdateTask64.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".gfids",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Queries for potentially installed applications",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "registry",
                    "status": 0,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "last_error": 1062,
                    "nt_status": -1073741772,
                    "api": "RegOpenKeyExW",
                    "return_value": 2,
                    "arguments": {
                        "access": "0x00020019",
                        "base_handle": "0xffffffff80000002",
                        "key_handle": "0x0000000000000000",
                        "regkey": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\RunBooster",
                        "regkey_r": "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\RunBooster",
                        "options": 0
                    },
                    "time": 1576385586.79675,
                    "tid": 2436,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2740,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 107
            },
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "registry",
                    "status": 0,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "last_error": 1062,
                    "nt_status": -1073741772,
                    "api": "RegOpenKeyExW",
                    "return_value": 2,
                    "arguments": {
                        "access": "0x00020219",
                        "base_handle": "0xffffffff80000002",
                        "key_handle": "0x0000000000000000",
                        "regkey": "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\RunBooster",
                        "regkey_r": "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Uninstall\\RunBooster",
                        "options": 0
                    },
                    "time": 1576385586.79675,
                    "tid": 2436,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2740,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 108
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "queries_programs"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Installs itself for autorun at Windows startup",
        "severity": 3,
        "marks": [
            {
                "service_name": "WinDivert1.2",
                "type": "generic",
                "service_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\WinDivert64.sys"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "persistence_autorun"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Created a service where a service was also not started",
        "severity": 3,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "services",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "CreateServiceW",
                    "return_value": 4536928,
                    "arguments": {
                        "service_start_name": "",
                        "start_type": 2,
                        "service_handle": "0x0000000000453a60",
                        "display_name": "WinDivert1.2",
                        "error_control": 1,
                        "service_name": "WinDivert1.2",
                        "filepath": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\drivers\\WinDivert64.sys",
                        "filepath_r": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\drivers\\WinDivert64.sys",
                        "service_manager_handle": "0x0000000000453a00",
                        "desired_access": 983551,
                        "service_type": 1,
                        "password": ""
                    },
                    "time": 1576385586.79675,
                    "tid": 2436,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2740,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 100
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "creates_service"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0793380737304688,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2018,
            "time": 3.020781993865967,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2346,
            "time": 1.0216491222381592,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2674,
            "time": 3.028693914413452,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3002,
            "time": 1.5353899002075195,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3330,
            "time": -0.09491300582885742,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3658,
            "time": 1.5471351146697998,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6986,
            "time": 1.0572600364685059,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11178,
            "time": 3.1258370876312256,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "94fe1fd1e56b5615378acb7551b050562cd5741aab2ce17b1ea57aff25dc987e",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "86152d1ad6eba78dae213a2c08d1314ccd76130e19bbcf49acdf65b1deae535c",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\RunBooster\RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that RunBoosterUpdateTask64.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD530a4a199c1088e3c10c821137878d171
SHA2564ff758d022cf13c642229b158a43f81f81f16fb86bdd9bc03fb79ea89e8d8c10

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to runboosterupdatetask64.exe:

runboosterupdatetask64.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

runboosterupdatetask64.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.

RunBooster Update Task has stopped working.

End Program - runboosterupdatetask64.exe. This program is not responding.

runboosterupdatetask64.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

runboosterupdatetask64.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with the file?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with the file:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 55% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 11 users.

User vote results: There were 6 votes to remove and 5 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 11 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

No comments posted yet.

Leave a reply