DriverRestore.exe
Driver Restore by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)
Overview
There are 4 versions of driverrestore.exe in the wild, the latest version being 8.2.0.10. driverrestore.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 3.51 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to PC Drivers HeadQuarters by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Driver Restore from PC Drivers HeadQuarters, Inc. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 52.58 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 73.95 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 28.07 KB per minute for reads and 3.04 KB per minute for writes.
About driverrestore.exe (from PC Drivers HeadQuarters)
“At PC Drivers HeadQuarters we have distilled 10 years of PC hardware expertise into our driver identification software, Driver Detective. Driver Detective was created to save you time and remove any g”
 Details
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| File name: | driverrestore.exe |
| Publisher: | PC Drivers Headquarters |
| Product name: | Driver Restore |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\driver restore\driver restore\driverrestore.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | PC Drivers HeadQuarters |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, April 3, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, April 21, 2014 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Driver Restore.)
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PC Drivers HeadQuarters, Inc |
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Some versions may be bundled with a 3rd-party download manager. While the software is developed by PC Drivers HeadQuarters, it is distributed, marketed and bundled by 383 Media, Inc.
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of driverrestore.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Driver Restore' → C:\Program Files\Driver Restore\Driver Restore\DriverRestore.exe /applicationModC:systemTray /showWelcomC:false
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Driver Restore-RTMUpdater' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Restore-RTMUpdater'
- The job 'Driver Restore-RTMScanRunOnce' in the path '\Driver Restore-RTMScanRunOnce'
- The task 'Driver Restore-RTMScan' in the path '\Driver Restore-RTMScan'
- The task 'Driver Restore-RTMRules' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Restore-RTMRules'
All file variations of driverrestore.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8.1 |
60.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 90.00% of Driver Restore.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
85.71% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
7.14% |
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| Acer |
7.14% |
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