Should I remove UpdateMyDrivers?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
44% remove it56% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #14,192
United States Rank #21,877
Reach 0.0205%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.69 days
344.88 days >
Average installed length: 181.21 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 38.1 |
37.87% |
|
| 9.0.0.10 |
23.76% |
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| 9.0.0.8 |
1.24% |
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| 9.0.0.7 |
0.99% |
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| 9.0.0.6 |
1.24% |
|
| 9.0.0.5 |
14.36% |
|
| 9.0.0.4 |
0.74% |
|
| 9.0.0.3 |
0.50% |
|
| 8.0.0.15 |
0.74% |
|
| 7.0.0.199 |
0.25% |
|
| 7.0.0.196 |
0.50% |
|
| 7.0.0.182 |
0.50% |
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| 7.0.0.178 |
1.98% |
|
| 7.0.0.172 |
0.25% |
|
| 7.0.0.170 |
2.23% |
|
| 7.0.0.169 |
0.74% |
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| 7.0.0.167 |
0.50% |
|
| 7.0.0.163 |
0.50% |
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| 7.0.0.154 |
0.25% |
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| 7.0.0.152 |
0.50% |
|
| 7.0.0.147 |
0.74% |
|
| 7.0.0.145 |
0.50% |
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| 7.0.0.144 |
0.25% |
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| 7.0.0.143 |
0.25% |
|
| 7.0.0.137 |
1.24% |
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| 7.0.0.136 |
0.50% |
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| 7.0.0.124 |
0.25% |
|
| 0.0 |
6.68% |
|
Typically installed together
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UpdateMyDrivers
What is UpdateMyDrivers? (from SmartTweak Software)
Keep drivers up to date automatically with UpdateMyDrivers. Recognizing more than a million hardware devices, UpdateMyDrivers keeps your system always up to date, guaranteeing the best performance and reliability to your Windows 7, Vista or XP PC completely automatically. The intelligent driver update engine detects ou... Read more
Overview
UpdateMyDrivers is a software program developed by SmartTweak Software. The most common release is 38.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named updatemydrivers.exe. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 3.28 MB (3,438,992 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 20% of users of UpdateMyDrivers come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.smarttweak.us
Help link: www.smarttweak.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SmartTweak Software\UpdateMyDrivers
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\{A2866E3C-DFD9-4FD0-B6A2-96CB2431AC40}\UpdateMyDrivers.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 3.28 MB
Files installed by UpdateMyDrivers
| Program executable: | updatemydrivers.exe |
| Name: | UpdateMyDrivers |
| UpdateMyDrivers Installation |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\{a2866e3c-dfd9-4fd0-b6a2-96cb2431ac40}\updatemydrivers.exe |
| MD5: | c3b7c4ea7728f32d50bbb5c7dcff4eb6 |
Additional files:
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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arc.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- UpdateMyDrivers.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'UpdateMyDrivers' and executes as C:\Program Files\SmartTweak Software\UpdateMyDrivers\UpdateMyDrivers.exe /ot /as /ss.
Network connections
- UpdateMyDrivers.exe connects to smarttweak.com (67.213.216.68 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| UpdateMyDrivers.exe |
| Memory: | 20.2 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0052748211% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00325699% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00201783% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 860,204 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 5 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove UpdateMyDrivers?
You can uninstall UpdateMyDrivers 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 UpdateMyDrivers, 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 UpdateMyDrivers.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win Vista 0%
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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 44%
Keep it 56%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.58% |
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| Windows 10 |
14.60% |
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| Windows XP |
12.87% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.94% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.18% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.94% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.72% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.48% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.74% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.49% |
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Geography
20.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
20.43% |
| France |
4.99% |
| Germany |
4.04% |
| India |
4.04% |
| MA |
3.56% |
| Iran |
3.09% |
| Italy |
2.61% |
| Netherlands |
2.38% |
| Brazil |
2.38% |
| Canada |
2.14% |
| Romania |
2.14% |
| United Kingdom |
2.14% |
| Indonesia |
2.14% |
| Saudi Arabia |
2.14% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.31% |
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| Acer |
20.17% |
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| Dell |
18.91% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.56% |
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| ASUS |
7.56% |
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| Toshiba |
5.88% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.94% |
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| Sahara |
2.52% |
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| Samsung |
2.10% |
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| Lenovo |
2.10% |
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| Intel |
1.68% |
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| MSI |
1.26% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.85% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.85% |
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| HP 650 Notebook PC |
2.31% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.31% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A200 |
2.31% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7728 |
1.54% |
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About (from SmartTweak Software)
Our company is currently one of the leading developers of software products in the area of computer security, protection of confidential information and optimization of computer systems.
Publisher URL: www.smarttweak.net