Should I block it?

60%

60% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

8.2.0.10	2.08%
8.2.0.9	12.50%
8.1.0.26	2.08%
8.1.0.3	10.42%
8.0.0.69	60.42%
8.0.0.67	2.08%
8.0.0.66	8.33%
8.0.0.64	2.08%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

mscoree.dll

DllMain

DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe

Driver Detective by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)

Remove DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe

Version:	8.2.0.9
MD5:	0324c8d9a39877b62c5c66b68977fbda
SHA1:	14e7d31c41bb01e2ea4846573cb478f1694fc0f9
SHA256:	18fef9cdf68a717343d1a50a72e128273f69f6c98e33346eea0e65bcae92f325

What is DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe?

Driver Detective is a PC driver update utility that compares drivers installed on a PC to the most up to date drivers and makes various recommendations for updating them.

About DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe (from PC Drivers HeadQuarters)

Details

File name:	drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe
Publisher:	PC Drivers Headquarters
Product name:	Driver Detective
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\pc drivers headquarters\driver detective\drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe
File version:	8.2.0.9
Size:	3.8 MB (3,982,232 bytes)
Build date:	8/28/2013 2:21 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	PC Drivers HeadQuarters
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Monday, April 21, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Driver Detective

PC Drivers HeadQuarters

45% remove

“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 guesswork in resolving driver problems by providing you with a single, all-encompassing tool.”

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'Driver Detective' → C:\Program Files\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe /applicationModC:systemTray /showWelcomC:false

Scheduled tasks

The job 'Driver Detective-RTMUpdater' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Detective-RTMUpdater'
The task 'Driver Detective-RTMScan' in the path '\Driver Detective-RTMScan'
The job 'Driver Detective-RTMRules' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Detective-RTMRules'
Entry path '\Driver Detective-RTMUpdater'
Entry path '\Driver Detective-RTMScan'
Entry path '\Driver Detective-RTMRules'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00006863%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00003205%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00003658%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	2,184 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	66.12 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	75.71 MB
Private (minimum):	10.78 MB
Non-paged memory:	66.12 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	650.55 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	662.25 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	19.61 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	89.02 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	16	12
Handles:	571	600
GUI GDI count:	48	103
GUI GDI peak:	50	142
GUI USER count:	79	49
GUI USER peak:	81	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\pc drivers headquarters\driver detective\drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe" /applicationmodC:systemtray /showwelcomC:false
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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