Should I block it?

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%

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DriverManager.exe

DriverManager by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)

Remove DriverManager.exe
Version:   8.1.0.13
MD5:   955d7af41905d14ead9e74165472ffe8
SHA1:   1d7e0143ecdf3514a13462b992fc62038da3bfd5
SHA256:   2b04e69aa3d1aea40f5ca719f99cf13926fa232cb43d222adf75f122328c34f3

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:8.1.0.13
Size:3.47 MB (3,635,576 bytes)
Build date:5/13/2013 1:36 PM
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:0.00138517%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00037882%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00100635%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,231 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:855,807/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:67.18 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):74.31 MB
Private (minimum):932 KB
Non-paged memory:67.18 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:664.47 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):688.83 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.43 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):78.57 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:64,518/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:60.25 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3.02 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:273 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:40/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:605
600
GUI GDI count:48
103
GUI GDI peak:49
142
GUI USER count:79
49
GUI USER peak:81
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\driver manager\driver manager\drivermanager.exe" /showwelcomC:false /actioC:checkforupdate /applicationmodC:current
Owner:User
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
DriverManager.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01967185%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00359538%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01607647%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:332,049/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:3.48 MB
1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00038538%
Kernel CPU:0.00023124%
User CPU:0.00015414%
CPU cycles:14,911/sec
Memory:9.62 MB

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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