VersionsVersions

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%

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DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe

Driver Detective by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)

Remove DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe

Overview

drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe has 8 known versions, the most recent one is 8.2.0.10. drivershq.driverdetective.client.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 3.49 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to PC Drivers HeadQuarters by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Driver Detective from PC Drivers HeadQuarters. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 61.81 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 81.34 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 78.13 KB per minute for reads and 5.34 KB per minute for writes.

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)

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

DetailsDetails

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
Certificate
Issued to:PC Drivers HeadQuarters
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Monday, April 21, 2014

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Driver Detective.)
PC Drivers HeadQuarters
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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...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of drivershq.driverdetective.client.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 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'

VersionsAll file variations of drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
89d8e238e7ac444dbb57af609538d5e1 7756b66837c2882cffca33af19373190a258fe64 3.8 MB
0324c8d9a39877b62c5c66b68977fbda 14e7d31c41bb01e2ea4846573cb478f1694fc0f9 3.8 MB
0e728eefcc2096294e3583405693df2f 6c40ddbbd2566a5485402bbe1a8e5d69a8e6d42a 3.49 MB
4d2e6a00c0d7b475d1b449b39b050c0b 1535e52234802e98f140940fffe8ecdd41fb9f22 3.38 MB
f150feccb31a0f6bece6ee773a4c67d4 e7cd9a595fb4c324547aec1cbf4058a41a20faa4 3.38 MB
bc1d8ee598d9262bd9baa918bc30d260 81ad2ad635104c81044c2e945ec5d0691980a265 3.36 MB
7c376469c6f9fb5e57917ad09244ccac 78c0db0f22460f2ec6757c549382274d188cc13d 3.36 MB
e7676a9b06c15a946d25763759921818 7d30c1b6223467f6f271a88332618d41db0acfae 3.37 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.75%
Windows Vista Home Premium 16.67%
Windows 8 8.33%
Windows 7 Home Basic 8.33%
Windows 7 Professional 8.33%
Windows 8 Pro 2.08%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.08%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.08%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 56.82% of Driver Detective.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 30.77%
Hewlett-Packard 26.92%
Alienware 23.08%
GIGABYTE 11.54%
Intel 7.69%
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