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45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

8.2.0.10 1.72%
8.2.0.9 10.34%
8.2.0.4 1.72%
8.1.0.13 1.72%
8.1.0.11 1.72%
8.1.0.8 3.45%
8.1.0.3 18.97%
8.0.0.69 43.10%
8.0.0.67 13.79%
8.0.0.65 1.72%
8.0.0.61 1.72%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
mscoree.dll
DllMain

DriverManager.exe

DriverManager by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)

Remove DriverManager.exe
Version:   8.1.0.3
MD5:   a6056bd1acf86dd10015981c8a2d8cc0
SHA1:   1b195b0680f5f34aaf8027d03452c333a4f6971d
SHA256:   d44b0488b31bf0b569a8f6cf03e1c5efe38b80b088f1dddbf4bf2194756480f0

What is DriverManager.exe?

DriverManager 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 DriverManager.exe (from PC Drivers HeadQuarters)

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DetailsDetails

File name:drivermanager.exe
Publisher:PC Drivers Headquarters
Product name:DriverManager
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\driver manager\driver manager\drivermanager.exe
File version:8.1.0.3
Size:3.38 MB (3,544,440 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:PC Drivers HeadQuarters
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, April 4, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'Driver Manager-RTMUpdater' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Manager-RTMUpdater'
  • The task 'Driver Manager-RTMScan' in the path '\Driver Manager-RTMScan'
  • The job 'Driver Manager-RTMRules' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Manager-RTMRules'
  • Entry path '\Driver Manager-RTMUpdater'
  • Entry path '\Driver Manager-RTMScan'
  • Entry path '\Driver Manager-RTMRules'
  • Entry path '\Driver Detective-RTMRules'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Driver Detective' → C:\Program Files\Driver Manager\Driver Manager\DriverManager.exe /applicationModC:systemTray /showWelcomC:false
  • 'Driver Manager' → C:\Program Files\Driver Manager\Driver Manager\DriverManager.exe /applicationModC:systemTray /showWelcomC:false

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00249509%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00167403%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00082106%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:843 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:300,455/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:4/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:68.54 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):78.48 MB
Private (minimum):31.98 MB
Non-paged memory:68.54 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:519.59 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):532.39 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:35.47 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):80.04 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:45,797/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:149.36 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:11/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:14.98 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:7/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:1.45 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:146/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:24
12
Handles:589
600
GUI GDI count:50
103
GUI GDI peak:50
142
GUI USER count:80
49
GUI USER peak:84
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\driver manager\driver manager\drivermanager.exe" /applicationmodC:systemtray /showwelcomC:false
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
mscoree.dll (Microsoft .NET Framework by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.12304447%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.03929151%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.08375296%
0.165382%
Context switches:5/sec
79/sec
Memory:296 KB
1.16 MB
DriverManager.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00489810%
Kernel CPU:0.00100518%
User CPU:0.00389291%
CPU cycles:157,305/sec
Memory:3.4 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00174629%
Kernel CPU:0.00061375%
User CPU:0.00113254%
Memory:5.66 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00007075%
Kernel CPU:0.00007075%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,785/sec
Memory:1.63 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 22.41%
Windows Vista Home Premium 20.69%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.79%
Windows 8 10.34%
Windows 7 Professional 8.62%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 8.62%
Windows 8 Pro 8.62%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.45%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.72%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.72%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 81.03% of DriverManager.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 43.59%
Sony 30.77%
Intel 15.38%
Dell 10.26%
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