Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
DriverUpdate.exe
DriverUpdate by SlimWare Utilities Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 2.2.25627.58610 |
| MD5: | 9edf41de4982722addfab72eaacddc6e |
| SHA1: | 1a4619ec2c1022645beb3857655d61751aee4d26 |
| SHA256: | 039957f570dcd313238939e4fb6d14cbba3180a853909035ce3c7380c929a41a |
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.
Overview
driverupdate.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including DriverUpdate published by SlimWare Utilities, Inc., DriverUpdate from SlimWare Utilities, Inc. and DriverUpdate by SlimWare Utilities, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by SlimWare Utilities Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | driverupdate.exe |
| Publisher: | SlimWare Utilities, Inc. |
| Product name: | DriverUpdate |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\driverupdate\driverupdate.exe |
| File version: | 2.2.25627.58610 |
| Product version: | 2.2.0.0 |
| Size: | 32.62 MB (34,199,424 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | SlimWare Utilities Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Saturday, October 1, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, October 1, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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“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 obsolete driver versions to prevent conflicts and maximize computer stability. Having a slimmed down update process makes it easier to get the latest drivers, including those that improve computer performance, PC function and user accessibility...”
Behaviors
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
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00421600% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00219754% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00201846% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,538 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 904,690/sec | |
| Context switches: | 41/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 8.95 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 31.15 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.33 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 8.95 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 134.14 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 140.26 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.97 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 37.44 MB | |
| Page faults: | 27,192/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 871 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 51 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 6 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 8 | |
| Handles: | 275 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 570 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 575 | |
| GUI USER count: | 238 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 243 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| DriverUpdate.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.03841540% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03312833% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00528707% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,722,206/sec | |
| Context switches: | 32/sec | |
| Memory: | 32.64 MB | |
| GDIPLUS.DLL |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000832% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000832% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 116/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.56 MB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000832% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000832% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 543/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.23 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| 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 country
United States installs about 79.49% of DriverUpdate.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
32.56% |
|
| Dell |
18.60% |
|
| Acer |
16.28% |
|
| ASUS |
13.95% |
|
| Sony |
13.95% |
|
| Lenovo |
4.65% |
|
