Should I remove Driver Genius Pro 12?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
69% remove it31% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0009%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 378.95 days
1043.82 days >
Average installed length: 548.45 days
Driver Genius Pro 12
from M.A.G.
What is Driver Genius Pro 12? (from M.A.G)
Driver Genius professional 12 is a specialist driver management tool in driver update, backup and restore. Recognising more than 60,000 devices and peripherals and with a constantly expanding database of drivers you can be sure that your PC is always up-to-date. High PC temperature will reduce the stability and perform... Read more
Overview
Driver Genius Pro 12 is a program developed by M.A.G. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is DriverGenius.exe. A vast majority of those who have this installed end up removing it just after a couple weeks. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 31.16 MB (32,677,188 bytes). LiveUpdate.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 39% of users of Driver Genius Pro 12 come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Spain.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Driver Genius Pro 12.
| DriverGenius.exe (ef5eb689e408a53ab97a4501b76b5e29) has been flagged by the following 24 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Packed/ZProtect |
| AhnLab-V3 |
2013.06.13 |
Trojan/Win32.Gen |
| AVG |
2014.0.3466 |
Fat-Obfuscated |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
6.13.12.00 |
Trojan.Agent.ni |
| Commtouch SDK |
5.4.1.7 |
W32/Rbot.J.gen!Eldorado |
| Comodo Security |
16423 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
6/13/2013 |
W32/BDoor.EXZ!tr.bdr |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.7.1.166 |
W32/Rbot.J.gen |
| F-Secure |
11.2013-13-06_5 |
Packed:W32/PeCan.A |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.2.0.3.0 |
Backdoor.Win32.Zegost |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.170.8855 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.12.7.0.12 |
Trojan |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud) |
| McAfee |
5600.7104 |
BackDoor-EXZ |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7104 |
BackDoor-EXZ |
| Norman |
10.20130613 |
Redosdru.LS |
| Panda Antivirus |
13.06.13.03 |
Trj/OCJ.A |
| PC Tools |
2013 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Sophos |
4.90 |
Mal/Generic-L |
| Symantec |
6/13/2013 rev. 5 |
Trojan.Gen |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.13 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BLL12 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.164 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BLL12 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
18664 |
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Resdro.b (v) (not malicious) |
| ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.A.Black.3669504 |
| LiveDBUpdater.exe (6cab6921f26b3a9e6798b2ef5c726c6e) has been flagged by the following 5 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4562 |
W32.Clod093.Trojan.6152 |
| K7 AntiVirus |
9.174.10319 |
Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| K7GW |
9.174.10319 |
Riskware ( 0040eff71 ) |
| Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Malware.Heur_Generic.A.(kcloud) |
| McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
New Downloader-b |
| unins000.exe (93f95108a259907fefd14bba8c54c15b) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Worm/Win32.WhiteIce |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
View all 31 all detections
Program details
URL: www.driver-soft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 31.16 MB
Files installed by Driver Genius Pro 12
| Program executable: | DriverGenius.exe (Malware detected) |
| Name: | Driver Genius |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.exe |
| MD5: | ef5eb689e408a53ab97a4501b76b5e29 |
Additional files:
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HWiNFO32.dll (by Martin Malík - REALiX) - HWiNFO32 Client Library (HWiNFO32 Dynamic Link Library)
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DriverGenius.exe (by Driver-Soft) - Driver Genius
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LiveUpdate.exe (by Driver-Soft) - LiveUpdate
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(Malware detected) unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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unins001.exe
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AlphaImageControl.ocx - AlphaImageControl
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AniGIF.ocx - AniGIF
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aspr_ide.dll - ASProtect IDE Helper
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clmultidx7.ocx (by Clever Components) - Clever Internet Suite (Clever Internet ActiveX Suite)
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CodejockControls.ocx (by Codejock Software) - Xtreme Suite ActiveX Control Module
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(Malware detected) LiveDBUpdater.exe (by ADMIN@CRACK Shareware KILLER :)) - Driver Genius LiveBDUpdater
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MSVBVM60.DLL (by Microsoft) - Visual Basic (Visual Basic Virtual Machine)
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TaskTray.exe - Driver Genius Task Scheduler
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XceedZip.dll (by Xceed Software Inc (450) 442-2626 [email protected] www.xceedsoft.com) - Xceed Zip Compression Library
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zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- DriverGenius.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ED7950F8-DCD6-4A6F-919C-F2DAFC2B5AAC}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- DriverGenius.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Driver Genius.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- TaskTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'TaskTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\TaskTray.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- DriverGenius.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.exe'.
How do I remove Driver Genius Pro 12?
You can uninstall Driver Genius Pro 12 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 Driver Genius Pro 12, 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 Driver Genius Pro 12.
- 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 7 (SP1) 59%
Win XP 6%
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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 69%
Keep it 31%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
76.47% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.65% |
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| Windows XP |
5.88% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
58.82% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.88% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.88% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.88% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
5.88% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.88% |
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Geography
39.13% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
39.13% |
| France |
21.74% |
| Spain |
13.04% |
| Argentina |
8.70% |
| Belgium |
8.70% |
| DZ |
4.35% |
| Mexico |
4.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| ASUS |
28.57% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
21.43% |
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| Acer |
21.43% |
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| Toshiba |
7.14% |
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| MSI |
7.14% |
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| Gateway |
7.14% |
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| Dell |
7.14% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite S55t-C |
7.69% |
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| Samsung R710 |
7.69% |
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| Samsung 100NZA |
7.69% |
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| Packard Bell EasyNote TM8... |
7.69% |
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| MSI MS-7680 |
7.69% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
7.69% |
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