DriverUpdate.exe
DriverUpdate by SlimWare Utilities Inc. (Signed)
Overview
driverupdate.exe has 9 known versions, the most recent one is 2.2.25627.58610. driverupdate.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. In addition the the run registry key, it also creates a scheduled job to be executed by the Windows Task Scheduler up user login, this is typically done in order to bypass a User Account Control (UAC) prompt. The average file size is about 29.7 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to SlimWare Utilities Inc. by the certification authority VeriSign. Numerous variations of driverupdate.exe have been installed with both DriverUpdate and Snap.Do Engine. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0099% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 9.77 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 27.42 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 578 Bytes per minute for reads and 1.29 KB per minute for writes.
What is driverupdate.exe?
DriverUpdate is a software application designed to check the PC's currently 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.
Details |
File name: | driverupdate.exe |
Publisher: | SlimWare Utilities, Inc. |
Product name: | DriverUpdate |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\driverupdate\driverupdate.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | SlimWare Utilities Inc. |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Saturday, October 1, 2011 |
Expiration date: | Tuesday, October 1, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of DriverUpdate.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of driverupdate.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'DriverUpdate Scan' runs daily in the path '\DriverUpdate Scan'
- The job 'DriverUpdate Startup' runs on logon in the path '\DriverUpdate Startup'
- Entry path '\DriverUpdate Startup'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\DriverUpdate Startup'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'DriverUpdate' → "C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\DriverUpdate.exe" -boot
All file variations of driverupdate.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows Vista Home Premium |
30.77% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.08% |
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Windows 8 |
20.51% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.82% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
7.69% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
5.13% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 79.49% of DriverUpdate.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
32.56% |
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Dell |
18.60% |
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Acer |
16.28% |
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ASUS |
13.95% |
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Sony |
13.95% |
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Lenovo |
4.65% |
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