Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
 
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
 
Relationships
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Import table
mscoree.dll
DllMain
 
     
    
        DriverManager.exe
DriverManager by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)
| Version: | 8.1.0.11 | 
| MD5: | e833c2b5e2416824a1a6d15a77949041 | 
| SHA1: | 047bee6c0c365bf6b9bd831c3704f174440acfbe | 
| SHA256: | f7962470e1a552488bf387f90e0f68b86168aa0b1f17647d85e3592b9ba1626a | 
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
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: | 8.1.0.11 | 
| Size: | 3.43 MB (3,596,152 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 4/29/2013 12:47 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
 Behaviors
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
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| 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 country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 81.03% of DriverManager.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 43.59% |  | 
| Sony | 30.77% |  | 
| Intel | 15.38% |  | 
| Dell | 10.26% |  |