Should I remove DriverAssist?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #7,454
United States Rank #4,831
Reach 0.0564%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 49.77 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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DriverAssist
from SafeBytes Software Inc.
What is DriverAssist? (from SafeBytes Software)
The Driver Assist software is based on sophisticated technology that automatically detects all of the appropriate PC drivers in a matter of seconds. It will then match them with the latest available version, and update every driver required by your system with a compatible version on a regular basis. Additionally, Driv... Read more
Overview
DriverAssist is a program developed by SafeBytes Software. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). 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 main program executable is DriverAssist.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 13.13 MB (13,763,748 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 71% of users of DriverAssist come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Australia.
- Automatically starts with Windows
Program details
Displayed publisher: SafeBytes
URL: www.driverassist.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\DriverAssist\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DriverAssist\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 13.13 MB
Files installed by DriverAssist
| Program executable: | DriverAssist.exe |
| Name: | DriverAssist |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\DriverAssist\DriverAssist.exe |
| MD5: | 99fc9da7e21026837e168991cc09d3cb |
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- DriverAssist.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DriverAssist.Scanning' (runs daily at 3:01 PM).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- DriverAssist.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DriverAssist.Autostart.
How do I remove DriverAssist?
You can uninstall DriverAssist from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program DriverAssist, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove DriverAssist.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 10 66%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 10 |
65.71% |
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| Windows 7 |
24.57% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.02% |
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| Windows XP |
2.70% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Home |
38.79% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.91% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.60% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
7.11% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.59% |
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Geography
71.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
71.15% |
| United Kingdom |
16.41% |
| Australia |
5.11% |
| Canada |
4.29% |
| UA |
0.82% |
| New Zealand |
0.44% |
| Hungary |
0.13% |
| Philippines |
0.13% |
| PR |
0.13% |
| United Arab Emirates |
0.06% |
| Belgium |
0.06% |
| Brazil |
0.06% |
| CY |
0.06% |
| Czech Republic |
0.06% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
36.18% |
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| Dell |
27.37% |
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| Acer |
11.83% |
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| Toshiba |
10.45% |
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| ASUS |
5.64% |
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| Lenovo |
4.40% |
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| Samsung |
2.34% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.24% |
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| Intel |
0.55% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
5.38% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
4.10% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.10% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3847 |
3.85% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.08% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.82% |
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