What is boost_speed_stub_installer.exe?

boost_speed_stub_installer.exe is part of BoostSpeed and developed by Auslogics according to the boost_speed_stub_installer.exe version information.

boost_speed_stub_installer.exe's description is "BoostSpeed Setup"

boost_speed_stub_installer.exe is digitally signed by Auslogics Labs Pty Ltd.

boost_speed_stub_installer.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameBoostSpeed
Company nameAuslogics
File descriptionBoostSpeed Setup
Internal nameboost-speed
Original filenameboost_speed_stub_installer.exe
CommentsPart of Auslogics BoostSpeed
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2008-2016 Auslogics Labs Pty Ltd
Legal trademarkCopyright © 2008-2016 Auslogics Labs Pty Ltd
Product version9.x
File version9.0.0.0

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

Product nameBoostSpeed
Company nameAuslogics
File descriptionBoostSpeed Setup
Internal nameboost-speed
Original filenameboost_speed_stub_installer.exe
CommentsPart of Auslogics BoostSpeed
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2008-2016 Auslogics Lab..
Legal trademarkCopyright © 2008-2016 Auslogics Lab..
Product version9.x
File version9.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

boost_speed_stub_installer.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAuslogics Labs Pty Ltd
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number3d697a20890658526ab2f4ce3926ab80

VirusTotal report

1 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the boost_speed_stub_installer.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.1336
1 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the boost_speed_stub_installer.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b4e268fb1d801a7e75669adb613c478d
SHA256bdbe7bd816f07d46412b82011decdcbe2bcde62e6000c03f6bfc9267c2f69430

Error Messages

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

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

boost_speed_stub_installer.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.

BoostSpeed Setup has stopped working.

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

boost_speed_stub_installer.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

boost_speed_stub_installer.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?

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User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote to keep

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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.

James Brown writes

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Malwarebytes detected the program and put it in quarantine, but I need more info before I delete or restore it.

# 1 Dec 2017, 8:23

Roger Karlsson writes

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@James: Many of the security scanners at VirusTotal are now detecting the boost_speed_stub_installer.exe file:

* Avast FileRepMetagen [PUP] 20171220
* AVG FileRepMetagen [PUP] 20171220
* CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.IGENERIC 20171219
* DrWeb Program.Unwanted.1336 20171220
* eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_51% 20171220
* ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Auslogics.C potentially unwanted 20171219
* GData Win32.Application.Auslogics.A 20171220
* Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AuslogicsBoostSpeed 20171219
* McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.OptiSpeed.gh 20171219
* Sophos AV Auslogics BoostSpeed (PUA) 20171220
* TrendMicro-HouseCall Suspicious_GEN.F47V0916 20171219

# 26 Dec 2017, 8:46

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