Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
dsmonitor.exe
DriverScanner Monitor by Uniblue Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 4.0.4.1 |
| MD5: | 69fd20b07538b3ac96b7f910bd71dd0b |
| SHA1: | 15e49344751a091ceae152e0aee7ac2c370874b0 |
| SHA256: | 974d60fb18189e6dd12717233a5c2ab5772b3238adb9a60c81977c9ccb1fcefc |
What is dsmonitor.exe?
Uniblue DriverScanner 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 dsmonitor.exe (from Uniblue Systems)
“Old drivers may cause a range of problems, from diminished hardware functionality to conflicts and system crashes. Although drivers are available for free and can be updated manually, identifying outd”
Details
| File name: | dsmonitor.exe |
| Publisher: | Uniblue Systems Limited |
| Product name: | DriverScanner Monitor |
| Description: | Uniblue DriverScanner Monitor |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\uniblue\driverscanner\dsmonitor.exe |
| File version: | 4.0.4.1 |
| Size: | 24.87 KB (25,464 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Uniblue Systems |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Monday, May 6, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Uniblue DriverScanner 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.
The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer your users a free ...
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'DriverScanner' runs on logon in the path '\DriverScanner'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\DriverScanner.job'
- Entry path '\DriverScanner'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\DriverScanner.job'
- Login entry path '\DriverScanner'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.03971982% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00567426% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03404556% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 78 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 12.16 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 9.56 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 680 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 12.16 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 88.66 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 88.98 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.2 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 15.87 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 149 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 9 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 2 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.66% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
21.92% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.18% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
9.59% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
8.22% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.85% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
5.48% |
|
| Windows 8 |
1.37% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.37% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.37% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 31.94% of DriverScanner Monitor.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Lenovo |
60.00% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.00% |
|
| Acer |
10.00% |
|
