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

VersionsAdditional versions

4.0.12.4 1.67%
4.0.11.1 15.00%
4.0.11.0 26.67%
4.0.10.0 6.67%
4.0.10.0 50.00%

PE structurePE file structure

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kernel32.dll
IsDebuggerPresent, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoA, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, HeapAlloc, IsBadReadPtr, SetLastError, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, VirtualFree, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleA, OutputDebugStringA, GetFullPathNameA, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, UnmapViewOfFile, CreateFileA, GetFileSize, CreateFileMappingA, CloseHandle, MapViewOfFile, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, GetModuleFileNameA, GetLastError, FormatMessageA, LocalFree, lstrlenA, UnhandledExceptionFilter
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
user32.dll
GetFocus, MessageBoxA

dsmonitor.exe

DriverScanner Monitor by Uniblue Systems (Signed)

Remove dsmonitor.exe
Version:   4.0.10.0
MD5:   7095d0565a55e9b7abb699611d987f81
SHA1:   8eda5ad74425ea311a5f6a0260e696a638176634
SHA256:   92ebbc1391385d92286d1445795808d560cc7057ec3705662be5621842ecde3a

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).

DetailsDetails

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:4.0.10.0
Size:25.84 KB (26,456 bytes)
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

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Uniblue Systems Ltd
30% remove
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."

BehaviorsBehaviors

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'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00081010%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00037969%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00043041%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,521 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:52,020/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:12.53 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.88 MB
Private (minimum):314 KB
Non-paged memory:12.53 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:79.33 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):83.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:726 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):15.69 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:122,930/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.46 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:20 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:136
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:9
142
GUI USER count:2
49
GUI USER peak:2
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\uniblue\driverscanner\dsmonitor.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
dsmonitor.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00215205%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00149490%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00065715%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:60,166/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:36 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00000832%
Kernel CPU:0.00000832%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:6/sec
Memory:1.23 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
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 countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 21.67% of DriverScanner Monitor.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
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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