Advanced Driver Updater
What is Advanced Driver Updater? (from Systweak Inc)
Advanced Driver Updater has an extensive database which consists of the latest and most updated drivers in the market. It scans your system and displays a list of outdated drivers. All you need to do to update to the most recent ones is click a button. A backup of the old drivers is taken automatically and the newest... Read more
Overview
Advanced Driver Updater is a software program developed by Systweak Inc. The most common release is 1.0.850.11699, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 adu.exe. The setup package generally installs about 37 files and is usually about 23.46 MB (24,598,896 bytes). The installed file SYSADUCheckUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 32% of users of Advanced Driver Updater come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Advanced Driver Updater has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Systweak, Inc.
URL: www.systweak.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Advanced Driver Updater\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Advanced Driver Updater\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 23.46 MB
Files installed by Advanced Driver Updater
| Program executable: | adu.exe |
| Name: | Systweak Advanced Driver Updater |
| Advanced Driver Updater - Advanced Driver Updater |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\advanced driver updater\adu.exe |
| MD5: | f86fe242037bbb17a67e3e2de4dea5a3 |
Additional files:
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Downloader.dll - Systweak Advanced System Optimizer (Advanced System Optimizer)
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ADUHelper.dll - Systweak Advanced Driver Updater
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adusys.dll
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AsInvoker.exe - Advanced Driver Updater - UAC Launcher
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asores.dll
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HighestAvailable.exe
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KillAduProcesses.exe - Advanced Driver Updater - Install Helper
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RequireAdministrator.exe
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SYSADUCheckUpdate.exe - Advanced Driver Updater - Checking for Updates
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SYSADUNewScheduler.exe - Advanced Driver Updater - Scheduler
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aduuninstall.exe - Advanced Driver Updater
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Network.dll
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isxdl.dll (by Bjørnar Henden) - ISX Download DLL
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asohtm.dll
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unins001.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- adu.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{539F505B-B8D4-4FBB-8478-05AB507E5582}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- adu.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named AdvancedDriverUpdaterRunAtStartup.
Startup File (User Run)
- adu.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ADUDReminder' and executes as C:\Program Files\Advanced Driver Updater\adu.exe -rem.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- adu.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ADVDriverUpdater' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Advanced Driver Updater\adu.exe" /schedule.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- adu.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Advanced Driver Updater\adu.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| adu.exe |
| Memory: | 26.26 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004039579% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00028407% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00011989% | |
| Switches/sec: | 2 | |
How do I remove Advanced Driver Updater?
You can uninstall Advanced Driver Updater 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 Advanced Driver Updater, 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 Advanced Driver Updater.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 55%
Keep it 45%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
69.89% |
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| Windows XP |
13.44% |
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| Windows Vista |
10.75% |
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| Windows 10 |
5.91% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
45.65% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.04% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.41% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.61% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.63% |
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Geography
31.55% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
31.55% |
| Germany |
26.70% |
| United Kingdom |
5.34% |
| Austria |
4.37% |
| Belgium |
3.88% |
| Australia |
3.40% |
| Italy |
2.91% |
| Netherlands |
1.94% |
| Canada |
1.94% |
| France |
1.46% |
| Russia |
1.46% |
| Sweden |
1.46% |
| New Zealand |
1.46% |
| Spain |
1.46% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.68% |
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| Dell |
19.59% |
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| Acer |
19.59% |
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| Medion |
15.46% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.22% |
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| American Megatrends |
7.22% |
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| Intel |
5.15% |
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| Toshiba |
2.06% |
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| Lenovo |
1.03% |
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Common models |
| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
3.74% |
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| MEDION P6624 |
2.80% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.80% |
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| Acer Extensa 5630 |
1.87% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... |
1.87% |
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| Acer Aspire 5742G |
1.87% |
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About Systweak Inc
Advanced System Optimizer is a software utility for Windows that has utilities for optimization, speedup, cleanup, memory management, etc.
Publisher URL: www.systweak.com