Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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driverscanner.exe
DriverScanner by Uniblue Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 4.0.11.1 |
| MD5: | 4a95f5406e019122ed11e240d7ebabc2 |
| SHA1: | 2b09379992abe462759ff45e55b6b9d25fa41875 |
| SHA256: | c6af674a0332adcb21653711ea936d9ff57b5a3c8085bb3f90dcd86500b30b16 |
Overview
driverscanner.exe is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). This is typically installed with the program DriverScanner published by Uniblue Systems Ltd. The file is digitally signed by Uniblue Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | driverscanner.exe |
| Publisher: | Uniblue Systems Ltd |
| Product name: | DriverScanner |
| Description: | Uniblue DriverScanner |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\uniblue\driverscanner\driverscanner.exe |
| File version: | 4.0.11.1 |
| Size: | 320.34 KB (328,024 bytes) |
| Build date: | 11/10/2008 12:40 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Uniblue Systems |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer your users a free system scan to locate outdated device drivers which may be causing system instability."
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'DriverScanner' runs on logon in the path '\DriverScanner'
- Entry path '\DriverScanner Delayed Launch'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\DriverScanner.job'
- Login entry path '\DriverScanner'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
16.67% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
8.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United Kingdom installs about 16.67% of DriverScanner.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Lenovo |
30.77% |
|
| Acer |
30.77% |
|
| Samsung |
15.38% |
|
| Alienware |
15.38% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
7.69% |
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