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60% of PCs block this file from running.
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DriverGenius.exe
Driver Genius by Driver Information Technology Co. (Signed)
| Version: | 11.00.1128 |
| MD5: | 46767f0f123700202b969d03c50e41ee |
| SHA1: | 5e2747f7d778c0ca011e1214d4cc8ed47c4beea2 |
| SHA256: | 5c6e5a7e4497639a189931e1cf4ecdc4b71d4704013ccc241dae01fd0a698ac6 |
What is DriverGenius.exe?
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 DriverGenius.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: | drivergenius.exe |
| Publisher: | Driver-Soft Inc. |
| Product name: | Driver Genius |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\driver-soft\drivergenius\drivergenius.exe |
| File version: | 11.00.1128 |
| Size: | 2.24 MB (2,344,304 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Driver Information Technology Co. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, September 7, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual Basic |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program 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.
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\Driver Genius'
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'Driver Genius' runs on logon in the path '\Driver Genius'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.05737261% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03591015% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02146245% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,519 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 48.45 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 26.6 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.21 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 48.45 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 143.57 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 163.47 MB | |
| Working set: | 25.25 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 52.33 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 148 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 744 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 756 | |
| GUI USER count: | 207 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 224 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Starter |
40.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
20.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
20.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United Kingdom installs about 50.00% of Driver Genius.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
80.00% |
|
| Samsung |
20.00% |
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