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DriverUpdate.exe
DriverUpdate by Slimware Utilities (Signed)
| Version: | 2.2.35415.56669 |
| MD5: | 6a9f6190c933cbc73e61fd3e2fc79f73 |
| SHA1: | ec15166387b9bfb1ffcfe74f90479eeaa76de73b |
Overview
driverupdate.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It 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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including DriverUpdate published by SlimWare Utilities, Inc., ESU for Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 from Hewlett-Packard and ESU for Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 by Hewlett-Packard.
Details
| File name: | driverupdate.exe |
| Publisher: | SlimWare Utilities, Inc. |
| Product name: | DriverUpdate |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\driverupdate\driverupdate.exe |
| File version: | 2.2.35415.56669 |
| Product version: | 2.2.0.0 |
| Size: | 33.73 MB (35,371,328 bytes) |
| Build date: | 1/15/2014 8:53 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Slimware Utilities |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, April 1, 2013 |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, April 1, 2015 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Facebook Messenger is an instant messaging service and software application which provides text and video communication. Like Facebook's web-based Chat feature, it supports the open-source XMPP protocol, connects primarily between Facebook users and synchronizes with the website. Among its features is a "ticker" similar in function to the sidebar of friend activity seen by Facebook website users. At the time of release, "chatting with m...
This package installs Microsoft fixes and enhancements for the Microsoft 7 Operating Systems, as well as providing other fixes and enhancements that are specific to the listed notebook models. These fixes and enhancements are required to improve the performance of these notebook models.
“Readon TV Movie Radio Player is software that allows you to watch thousands of TV channels, live sports channels, latest movies, listen to thousands of radio stations and read latest news reports directly on your computer. Record your favorite TV channels to mobile phone playable format. You can thousands of TV and radio channels from all around the world, watch latest movies, live sports, record TV into various formats of video files, ...”
Snap.Do Engine is an ad-supported (users may see additional banner and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monetization platforms during installation such as FIRSERIA via onesappz.com. The browser extension includes various features that will modify the default or custom settings of the browser including the home page, search settin...
The video calling feature in Facebook powered by Skype is an in-browser Skype-based video chat which enables users to video conference their Facebook friends. Facebook provides users with two choices to initiate a call. You can choose someone from your online Facebook chat contacts and then hit the video button in the discussion window.
Features:
- Face-to-face video calls
- Video call button at the top of the chat window
- Add e...
“Updating System Drivers makes your computer run better. It prevents device errors and can even lend quicker repairs to future problems. SlimDrivers and DriverUpdate allow you to remove and update obsolete driver versions to prevent conflicts and maximize computer stability. Having a slimmed down update process makes it easier to get the latest drivers, including those that improve computer performance, PC function and user accessibility...”
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'DriverUpdate Startup' runs on logon in the path '\DriverUpdate Startup'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\DriverUpdate Startup'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00085916% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00044209% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00041707% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 4,742 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 593,387/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 16.87 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 56.22 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 52.61 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 16.87 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 149.97 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 159.96 MB | |
| Working set: | 56.22 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 59.17 MB | |
| Page faults: | 31,134/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 353 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 1.74 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 3/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 255 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 48/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 298 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 611 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 672 | |
| GUI USER count: | 243 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 271 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
55.56% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
13.89% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
8.33% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.56% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.78% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
2.78% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.78% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.78% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
2.78% |
|
| Windows 8 |
2.78% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 77.78% of DriverUpdate.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
36.36% |
|
| Toshiba |
21.82% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
|
| Lenovo |
10.91% |
|
| Acer |
3.64% |
|
| ASUS |
3.64% |
|
| Samsung |
1.82% |
|
| Alienware |
1.82% |
|
