Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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Import table
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DriverManager.exe
DriverManager by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)
| Version: | 8.0.0.65 |
| MD5: | 224a1f7c2de741bfbb8dee07174502b8 |
| SHA1: | c0fb09660f8dd1c5157f3f20cc4ab065b9cb9def |
| SHA256: | fb5c29ec1af4a31be7f411d7e9345b94ddd2ceab4cf0daf4af6d2a2693238097 |
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”
Details
| 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: | 8.0.0.65 |
| Size: | 3.35 MB (3,516,344 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
Behaviors
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
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.41% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
20.69% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.79% |
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| Windows 8 |
10.34% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.62% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
8.62% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
8.62% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.45% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.72% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.72% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 81.03% of DriverManager.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
43.59% |
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| Sony |
30.77% |
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| Intel |
15.38% |
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| Dell |
10.26% |
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