DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe
Driver Detective by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)
Overview
drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe has 8 known versions, the most recent one is 8.2.0.10. drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 3.49 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to PC Drivers HeadQuarters by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Driver Detective from PC Drivers HeadQuarters. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 61.81 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 81.34 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 78.13 KB per minute for reads and 5.34 KB per minute for writes.
What is drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe?
Driver Detective 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 drivershq.driverdetective.client.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: | drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe |
Publisher: | PC Drivers Headquarters |
Product name: | Driver Detective |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\pc drivers headquarters\driver detective\drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | PC Drivers HeadQuarters |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Expiration date: | Monday, April 21, 2014 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Driver Detective.)
“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...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Driver Detective' → C:\Program Files\PC Drivers HeadQuarters\Driver Detective\DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe /applicationModC:systemTray /showWelcomC:false
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Driver Detective-RTMUpdater' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Detective-RTMUpdater'
- The task 'Driver Detective-RTMScan' in the path '\Driver Detective-RTMScan'
- The job 'Driver Detective-RTMRules' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Detective-RTMRules'
- Entry path '\Driver Detective-RTMUpdater'
- Entry path '\Driver Detective-RTMScan'
- Entry path '\Driver Detective-RTMRules'
All file variations of drivershq.driverdetective.client.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.75% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
16.67% |
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Windows 8 |
8.33% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
8.33% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
2.08% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
2.08% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate N |
2.08% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 56.82% of Driver Detective.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
30.77% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
26.92% |
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Alienware |
23.08% |
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GIGABYTE |
11.54% |
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Intel |
7.69% |
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