84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Driver Robot?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
27% remove it73% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,233
United States Rank #9,603
Reach 0.0585%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.95 days
352.48 days >
Average installed length: 185.20 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.5.4.23914 0.17%
1.0.0.11 0.09%
1.0.0.10 0.09%

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Driver Robot

What is Driver Robot?  (from Blitware Technology)

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Overview

Driver Robot is a software program developed by Blitware Technology. The most common release is 2.5.4.23914, with over 0% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named driverrobot.exe. The setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 11.5 MB (12,059,888 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 31% of users of Driver Robot come from the United States, it is also popular in MA and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: blitware.com
Help link: support.blitware.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Driver Robot\2.5.4.2\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Driver Robot\2.5.4.2\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 11.5 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Driver Robot

Program executable:driverrobot.exe
Name:Driver Robot
Driver Robot by Blitware Technology Inc.
Path:C:\Program Files\driver robot\driverrobot.exe
MD5:7bf0806155d3a69fb2590934bc7264f2
Additional files:
  • lib.dll
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • DriverRobot.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FA58FF47-9EA5-42E5-9E65-0B7D98FA7762}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • DriverRobot.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Driver Robot\2.5.4.2\DriverRobot.exe'.

How do I remove Driver Robot?

You can uninstall Driver Robot from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Driver Robot, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Driver Robot.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 27%
Keep it 73%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#7,233

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.90%
Windows 10 17.24%
Windows XP 12.05%
Windows Vista 5.81%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 32.17%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.48%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.98%
Windows 7 Professional 11.63%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.37%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.28%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.02% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.02%
  MA 5.02%
  United Kingdom 4.78%
  Iran 3.03%
  DZ 2.87%
  Italy 2.79%
  Mexico 2.55%
  IQ 2.07%
  Egypt 2.07%
  India 1.99%
  Germany 1.99%
  Saudi Arabia 1.99%
  Brazil 1.83%
  Romania 1.75%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.23%
Dell 24.74%
Acer 17.88%
GIGABYTE 8.35%
ASUS 6.41%
Toshiba 5.96%
Lenovo 3.58%
American Megatrends 2.53%
Intel 1.64%
Sahara 1.49%
Samsung 1.19%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.81%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.85%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.56%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.56%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.56%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2C 2.24%

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Humanover a year ago
Says its free, then asks for a credit card number. ask for permission to put ask.com toolbar, if you say no it does it anyway.