Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
 PE file structure
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Import table
msvbvm60.dll
DllMain
StarterW3i.exe
Driver Genius Starter by Driver Information Technology Co. (Signed)
| Version: | 1.00.0001 |
| MD5: | c834edb9141816e61e98969f45e2d179 |
| SHA1: | 3cff103f649d173c2c1dff9d2d7456d803416180 |
| SHA256: | 49dcd1ea7880bfa78d63983a753c8de2c30f03d27a428ed1176fb9120a07544e |
What is StarterW3i.exe?
Driver Genius Starter for Driver Genius 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.
About StarterW3i.exe (from Driver Information Technology Co.)
“Driver Genius improves PC performance with the powerful driver manager for Windows that backs up, restores, and updates your device drivers automatically with just a few clicks of your mouse. Driver G”
Details
| File name: | starterw3i.exe |
| Publisher: | Driver-Soft Inc. |
| Product name: | Driver Genius Starter |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\driver-soft\drivergenius\starterw3i.exe |
| File version: | 1.00.0001 |
| Size: | 77.86 KB (79,728 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Driver Information Technology Co. |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual Basic |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
This is an application designed to check the computer's 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.
This is an application designed to check the computer's 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.
Driver Genius 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.
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Starter' → C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\StarterW3i.exe
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00447589% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00357497% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00090092% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 50 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 3/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.26 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.06 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.24 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.26 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 45.34 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 45.39 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.54 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.05 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 64 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 29 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 33 | |
| GUI USER count: | 16 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 17 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| StarterW3i.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00314977% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00264399% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00050578% | |
| CPU cycles: | 129,724/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 72 KB | |
| RPCRT4.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00233750% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00233750% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 41,744/sec | |
| Memory: | 780 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
22.22% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
22.22% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.11% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
11.11% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.11% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
11.11% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.11% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 75.00% of Driver Genius Starter.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
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