DriverUpdate.exe

DriverUpdate by SlimWare Utilities Inc. (Signed)

Remove DriverUpdate.exe

Overview

driverupdate.exe has 9 known versions, the most recent one is 2.2.25627.58610. driverupdate.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. In addition the the run registry key, it also creates a scheduled job to be executed by the Windows Task Scheduler up user login, this is typically done in order to bypass a User Account Control (UAC) prompt. The average file size is about 29.7 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to SlimWare Utilities Inc. by the certification authority VeriSign. Numerous variations of driverupdate.exe have been installed with both DriverUpdate and Snap.Do Engine. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0099% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 9.77 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 27.42 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 578 Bytes per minute for reads and 1.29 KB per minute for writes.

What is driverupdate.exe?

DriverUpdate is a software application designed to check the PC's currently installed drivers against a database of available drivers for a number of software and device hardware applications. If driver updates are available the software will automatically download them from the manufacturers web site and install them.

DetailsDetails

File name:driverupdate.exe
Publisher:SlimWare Utilities, Inc.
Product name:DriverUpdate
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\driverupdate\driverupdate.exe
Certificate
Issued to:SlimWare Utilities Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Saturday, October 1, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, October 1, 2013

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of DriverUpdate.)
ReSoft Ltd.
  83% remove
Snap.Do Engine is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed thr...
SlimWare Utilities, Inc.
44% remove
Updating System Drivers makes your computer run better. It prevents device errors and can even lend quicker repairs to future problems. SlimDrivers and DriverUpdate allow you to remove and update obso...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of driverupdate.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'DriverUpdate Scan' runs daily in the path '\DriverUpdate Scan'
  • The job 'DriverUpdate Startup' runs on logon in the path '\DriverUpdate Startup'
  • Entry path '\DriverUpdate Startup'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\DriverUpdate Startup'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'DriverUpdate' → "C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\DriverUpdate.exe" -boot

VersionsAll file variations of driverupdate.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
9edf41de4982722addfab72eaacddc6e 1a4619ec2c1022645beb3857655d61751aee4d26 32.62 MB
19b1c6d564e6192e887899ba2de120ed c186cbf3f4f9853669c45f3115c36ef8e82afee6 32.58 MB
ffb4ed9d2bc7ca30060848e535e4d5e9 cca3d2d7ed40b90f3a6581266beee04bdad884a9 32.63 MB
2ae7a535375d0003d58761aa6fb24482 abe5d53c505fba7c481530b1bbef6f203b8c54a5 28.26 MB
091f2f771ea39d30beb72606aa9e0896 8b611b55bffc5a1874653bbf12a1e517fcee8f6b 32.6 MB
b7a573bf38f2e55e5a26eeb7dc82b0f8 90c56c876b8ac7bca5e112aedca0fc049e1e3065 28.26 MB
ccff1c78b46a4dc09cbc5bab99a5efdf f46250b0d15320a45bb274e34005685aae677935 26.91 MB
2caad58eb61e17f7a349dd79abc69854 b90ed8d6d9df43ffe6454bcd308f6d0a961a98bf 26.97 MB
6abdd8b439ffe9e920888c0d8bcd0a1a 883c7c6548b3ed236448c78d247c123d5c546496 26.44 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 30.77%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.08%
Windows 8 20.51%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.82%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 7.69%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.13%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 79.49% of DriverUpdate.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 32.56%
Dell 18.60%
Acer 16.28%
ASUS 13.95%
Sony 13.95%
Lenovo 4.65%
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