DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe

Driver Detective by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)

Remove DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe
Version:   8.1.0.3
MD5:   4d2e6a00c0d7b475d1b449b39b050c0b
SHA1:   1535e52234802e98f140940fffe8ecdd41fb9f22
SHA256:   2aee7157b54bf2e83b66be409f7cbb285a25f130a163880ac73fb3d3b8f12f6d

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
File version:8.1.0.3
Size:3.38 MB (3,547,032 bytes)
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
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BehaviorsBehaviors

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'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.01372224%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00716104%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00656120%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:967 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:4/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:68.37 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):124.84 MB
Private (minimum):75.55 MB
Non-paged memory:68.37 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:648.48 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):659.34 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:124.59 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):124.85 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:60,225/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:16
12
Handles:554
600
GUI GDI count:72
103
GUI GDI peak:83
142
GUI USER count:104
49
GUI USER peak:111
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
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)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.04891344%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01234264%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.03657080%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,378,846/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:3.4 MB
1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00184946%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00184946%
CPU cycles:33,740/sec
Memory:9.61 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00091430%
Kernel CPU:0.00091430%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:53,482/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
rasman.dll
Total CPU:0.00047681%
Kernel CPU:0.00047681%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:957/sec
Memory:112 KB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00046949%
Kernel CPU:0.00046949%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,146/sec
Memory:2.09 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

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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