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45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

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DriverSupport.exe

Driver Support by PC DRIVERS HEADQUARTERS I (Signed)

Remove DriverSupport.exe
Version:   9.1.0.17
MD5:   fc3ea3cec4ae3835fb1b04a2eadb457c
SHA1:   5a519c0ea07ffc3a42f0ff959b887d3b01a37494

Overview

driversupport.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program Driver Support published by PC Drivers HeadQuarters. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by PC DRIVERS HEADQUARTERS I which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 8.1 (6.2.9200.0).

DetailsDetails

File name:driversupport.exe
Publisher:PC Drivers Headquarters
Product name:Driver Support
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\driver support\driver support\driversupport.exe
File version:9.1.0.17
Size:5.21 MB (5,467,488 bytes)
Build date:5/22/2014 1:59 PM
Certificate
Issued to:PC DRIVERS HEADQUARTERS I
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, March 31, 2014
Expiration date:Friday, March 31, 2017
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
PC Drivers HeadQuarters
43% remove
Driver Support is an application designed to check the computer's installed drivers against a database of available drivers for a number of software and device hardware applications. If driver updates are available the software will automatically download them from the manufacturers web site and install them.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Driver Support' → C:\Program Files\Driver Support\Driver Support\DriverSupport.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:0.00020761%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00007264%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00013497%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:10,438 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:576,199/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:95.68 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):112.65 MB
Private (minimum):21.15 MB
Non-paged memory:95.68 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:763.51 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):811.92 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:21.82 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):113.88 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:225,168/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:7.2 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2.86 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:801 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:34/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:680
600
GUI GDI count:94
103
GUI GDI peak:102
142
GUI USER count:127
49
GUI USER peak:144
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\driver support\driver support\driversupport.exe" /actioC:manualscan /scheduledscanruninhourC:1 /scheduledscantriggertypC:weekly /resultfilteC:outofdate /showwelcomC:false /usefastscaC:true /scansysteC:false /scanunpluggeC:true /saC:true /regstatuC:true /applicationmodC:systemtray /tiC:us204
Owner:User

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
DriverSupport.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01289026%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00189043%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01099983%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:296,426/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:4/sec
79/sec
Memory:5.23 MB
1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00034696%
Kernel CPU:0.00006164%
User CPU:0.00028531%
CPU cycles:8,183/sec
Memory:9.63 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 100.00%
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