Should I block it?

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

VersionsAdditional versions

8.1.0.3 85.71%
8.0.0.67 14.29%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

DriverTool.exe

Driver Tool by PC Drivers HeadQuarters (Signed)

Remove DriverTool.exe
Version:   8.0.0.67
MD5:   35e46f863dbdf82131ad3afc162264c3
SHA1:   604e831fed38771f4adbc61ba776d925d8c4a916
SHA256:   6c0d96bac882f99021fe819e020a4d0d8c47f9a892fe562232f049ef240b40f7

What is DriverTool.exe?

Driver Tool is used to locate new versions of drivers that are already installed on the computer system. Drivers that currently have upgrades available are shown to the user, who can proceed with the upgrade with a simple click.

About DriverTool.exe (from PC Drivers HeadQuarters)

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DetailsDetails

File name:drivertool.exe
Publisher:PC Drivers Headquarters
Product name:Driver Tool
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\driver tool\driver tool\drivertool.exe
File version:8.0.0.67
Size:3.36 MB (3,522,488 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:PC Drivers HeadQuarters
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, April 3, 2011
Expiration date:Monday, April 21, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Driver Tool' → C:\Program Files\Driver Tool\Driver Tool\DriverTool.exe /applicationModC:systemTray /showWelcomC:false
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'Driver Tool-RTMUpdater' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Tool-RTMUpdater'
  • The task 'Driver Tool-RTMScan' in the path '\Driver Tool-RTMScan'
  • The job 'Driver Tool-RTMRules' runs weekly in the path '\Driver Tool-RTMRules'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.04435285%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00484731%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.03950555%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,061 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:19/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:58.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):70.5 MB
Private (minimum):52.08 MB
Non-paged memory:58.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:629.65 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):640.29 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:52.36 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):75.36 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:49,005/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:15
12
Handles:508
600
GUI GDI count:48
103
GUI GDI peak:49
142
GUI USER count:81
49
GUI USER peak:83
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\driver tool\driver tool\drivertool.exe" /applicationmodC:systemtray /showwelcomC:false
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
DriverTool.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.26176649%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.04504819%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.21671830%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:4,165,340/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:4/sec
79/sec
Memory:3.38 MB
1.16 MB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00215690%
Kernel CPU:0.00031149%
User CPU:0.00184541%
CPU cycles:28,893/sec
Memory:9.61 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of Driver Tool.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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