Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
dsmonitor.exe
DriverScanner Monitor by Uniblue Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 4.0.12.4 |
| MD5: | 46da36257001ccb6a129bb2ac8877706 |
| SHA1: | 32905dd10451b0d5c3a2242e4809a4dbf6a04f4e |
Overview
dsmonitor.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). This is typically installed with the program DriverScanner published by Uniblue Systems Ltd. The file is digitally signed by Uniblue Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | dsmonitor.exe |
| Publisher: | Uniblue Systems Ltd |
| Product name: | DriverScanner Monitor |
| Description: | Uniblue DriverScanner Monitor |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\uniblue\driverscanner\dsmonitor.exe |
| File version: | 4.0.12.4 |
| Size: | 26.35 KB (26,984 bytes) |
| Build date: | 11/10/2008 1:40 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Uniblue Systems |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer your users a free system scan to locate outdated device drivers which may be causing system instability."
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'dsmonitor' runs on logon in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\dsmonitor.job'
- Entry path '\dsmonitor'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\dsmonitor.job'
- Login entry path '\dsmonitor'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00518215% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00114954% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00403261% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 188 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 13.23 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 10.58 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 316 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 13.23 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 98.01 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 103.08 MB | |
| Working set: | 692 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 16.24 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 214 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 9 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 4 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
15.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.33% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.67% |
|
| Windows 8 |
1.67% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 21.67% of DriverScanner Monitor.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
30.43% |
|
| Dell |
26.09% |
|
| Intel |
8.70% |
|
| Lenovo |
8.70% |
|
| Toshiba |
8.70% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
8.70% |
|
| Alienware |
4.35% |
|
| Samsung |
2.90% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
1.45% |
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