Should I remove UpdateDriver?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
41% remove it59% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0003%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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UpdateDriver
Overview
UpdateDriver is a software program developed by Uniblue Systems. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 25.86 MB (27,120,657 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.
Program details
Displayed publisher: UpdateDriver
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\UpdateDriver
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\UpdateDriver\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\UpdateDriver\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 25.86 MB
Files installed by UpdateDriver
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ds_move_serial.exe - DriverScanner Serial Mover (Uniblue DriverScanner Serial Mover)
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dsnotifier.exe - DriverScanner Notifier (Uniblue DriverScanner Notifier)
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dsmonitor.exe - DriverScanner Monitor (Uniblue DriverScanner Monitor)
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ds_ubm.exe - DriverScanner ubm (Uniblue DriverScanner ubm)
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Launcher.exe - Uniblue Launcher
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driverscanner.exe - DriverScanner (Uniblue DriverScanner)
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uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory Runtime (Setup Application)
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cwebpage.dll
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DriverInstaller32.exe
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InstallerExtensions.dll
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lua5.1.dll
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UninstallHelper.dll
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msvcp90.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library)
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msvcr90.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- dsmonitor.exe is scheduled as a task named 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\DriverScanner.job'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- dsmonitor.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DriverScanner.
Startup File (User Run)
- Launcher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriverScanner' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\DriverScanner\launcher.exe" delay 20000.
Startup File (User Run Once)
- Launcher.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'DriverScanner' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\DriverScanner\launcher.exe" -w.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| dsmonitor.exe |
| Memory: | 14 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0304459620% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00772375% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02272221% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,476,236 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 221.53 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 7 Bytes | |
How do I remove UpdateDriver?
You can uninstall UpdateDriver 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 UpdateDriver, 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 UpdateDriver.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 80%
Win Vista (SP2) 20%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 41%
Keep it 59%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
80.00% |
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| Windows Vista |
20.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
80.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
20.00% |
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Geography
100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
60.00% |
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| GIGABYTE |
20.00% |
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| Gateway |
20.00% |
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Common models |
| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
20.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard p6813w |
20.00% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
20.00% |
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| Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H |
20.00% |
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| Gateway P-6860FX |
20.00% |
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