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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:   8.0.0.69
MD5:   09c23a6a08edcae0d7043712656d83b7
SHA1:   b5e99ec8180f8849fc4e70117d966bb00a984427
SHA256:   f4c92f48b5d7b235155f0bf5de109520a2d821d5f699b5ceee53a6ca5917569b

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)

“At PC Drivers HeadQuarters we have distilled 10 years of PC hardware expertise into our driver identification software, Driver Detective. Driver Detective was created to save you time and remove any g”

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:8.0.0.69
Size:3.37 MB (3,537,336 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:0.00037068%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00022520%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00014548%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:7,719 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:450,198/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:10/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:52.73 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):58.79 MB
Private (minimum):28.2 MB
Non-paged memory:52.73 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:410.4 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):424.93 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:36.27 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):68.99 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:259,800/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:10.04 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:6/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.19 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:143 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:21/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:16
12
Handles:588
600
GUI GDI count:68
103
GUI GDI peak:64
142
GUI USER count:102
49
GUI USER peak:94
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\driver manager\driver manager\drivermanager.exe" /applicationmodC:systemtray /showwelcomC:false
  • "C:\Program Files\driver manager\driver manager\drivermanager.exe" /showwelcomC:false /actioC:scheduledscan /applicationmodC:current
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
DriverManager.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00548332%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00244594%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00303738%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:251,046/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:3.39 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00352346%
Kernel CPU:0.00223315%
User CPU:0.00129032%
CPU cycles:58,024/sec
Memory:1.67 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00015881%
Kernel CPU:0.00009107%
User CPU:0.00006774%
CPU cycles:7,874/sec
Memory:9.63 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00006663%
Kernel CPU:0.00006107%
User CPU:0.00000555%
CPU cycles:2,059/sec
Memory:2.09 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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