Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

12.00.1211	33.33%
11.00.1136	33.33%
11.00.1126	33.33%

Relationships

tasktray.exe (Hardware Helper Task Scheduler by Driver Information Technology Co.)

HardwareHelper.exe

Hardware Helper by Driver Information Technology Co. (Signed)

Remove HardwareHelper.exe

Version:	11.00.1126
MD5:	328a7ec9fd5c98397278953f084fa3de
SHA1:	37f52d5bb193194f8ad7006e9a20444acaa057a0
SHA256:	83bf0b985fe86a42d58f8f562a844d85ff07e5320222825a2771147bade1e0ec

What is HardwareHelper.exe?

Hardware Helper 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.

About HardwareHelper.exe (from Driver Information Technology Co.)

“Hardware Helper takes the hassle out of adding or updating Windows devices. Driver updates from most manufacturers are provided at no cost, but they're often difficult to locate and match to your devi”

Details

File name:	hardwarehelper.exe
Publisher:	Driver-Soft Inc.
Product name:	Hardware Helper
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\driver-soft\hardwarehelper\hardwarehelper.exe
File version:	11.00.1126
Size:	2.25 MB (2,358,128 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Driver Information Technology Co.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	Yes
Code language:	Microsoft Visual Basic
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Hardware Helper

Driver-Soft Inc.

68% remove

Behaviors

Scheduled tasks

Entry path '\{8EC9D1E6-6C93-4DDB-B502-6FC8EEDDE7EE}'
Entry path '\{D4F67436-6F53-4E3B-8B5A-3C9BEA080494}'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.17964784%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.10434302%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.07530482%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	751 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	4/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	49.31 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	57.51 MB
Private (minimum):	57.49 MB
Non-paged memory:	49.31 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	151.25 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	174.83 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	52.02 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	57.66 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	4	12
Handles:	229	600
GUI GDI count:	739	103
GUI GDI peak:	756	142
GUI USER count:	205	49
GUI USER peak:	224	71