Should I remove Driver Pro?
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?
Global Rank #7,209
United States Rank #6,214
Reach 0.0588%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 54.09 days
887.32 days >
Average installed length: 466.22 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0 |
100.00% |
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Driver Pro v3.0
What is Driver Pro?
It is a brand run by Adsology, a company that facilitates distribution of its brands of 'PC optimization' utilities by through bundled installations. Brands include Optimizer Pro, PC Repair, Driver Pro, Soft Reports and many others. The software components are developed by Subeo Tech, Inc.
About (from PC Utilities Pro)
PC Utilities Pro is a leading software development company founded in 2009. As a group of young enthusiastic programmers we constantly strive in creating powerful, yet easy to use solutions that would enable even the most basic computer users to keep their PCs running like new.
Overview
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 primary executable is named DriverPro.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 19.44 MB (20,382,812 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Driver Pro.
| DPSmartScan.exe (0ab75337924a5d6fa66aef92e4f14c0a) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Comodo Security |
17172 |
ApplicUnwnt |
| ESET-NOD32 |
7.8977 |
Win32/Adware.SpeedingUpMyPC.C |
| Rising Antivirus |
23.00.65.131208 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic.14BE224E |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.344 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0607 |
| DPUninstaller.exe (616aa83a5de2ef35c475315be0836187) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| The Hacker |
6.8.0.5.343 |
Posible_Worm32 |
| Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
PAK_Generic.001 |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
PAK_Generic.001 |
| DriverPro.exe (4dd53d8d4943b8d4d5e95985e912287c) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3986 |
Generic.89B |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.6.1.0 |
PUA.SpeedingUpMyPC |
Driver Pro 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
URL: www.pcutilitiespro.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Driver Pro\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Driver Pro\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 19.44 MB
Files installed by Driver Pro v3.0
| Program executable: | DriverPro.exe |
| Name: | Driver Pro |
| Update your drivers now! |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Driver Pro\DriverPro.exe |
| MD5: | 4bbe2f96ab65fcfb259b07c0fd7121f0 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) DPSmartScan.exe - Driver Pro Smart Scan
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DPSchedule.exe - Driver Pro Schedule
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DriverProStart.exe - Driver Pro Launcher
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DPLauncher.exe - Driver Pro (Driver Pro - Update your drivers now!)
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DriverPro.exe - Update your drivers now!
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DPUninstaller.exe - Driver Pro Uninstaller
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DPStartScan.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- DriverPro.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C1871B9C-2FF4-4F3C-BED9-9F11E72F1EC2}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- DPLauncher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Driver Pro' and executes as C:\Program Files\Driver Pro\DPLauncher.exe.
How do I remove Driver Pro?
You can uninstall Driver Pro 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 Pro v3.0, 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 Pro.
- 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) 61%
Win 7 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 69%
Keep it 31%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.41% |
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| Windows 10 |
19.26% |
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| Windows Vista |
9.50% |
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| Windows XP |
4.84% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.54% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.66% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.55% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.85% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.85% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.77% |
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Geography
54.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
54.78% |
| Germany |
5.06% |
| United Kingdom |
4.71% |
| Italy |
4.57% |
| Canada |
3.87% |
| France |
3.09% |
| Brazil |
2.95% |
| Iran |
1.90% |
| Australia |
1.55% |
| Belgium |
1.13% |
| Saudi Arabia |
0.91% |
| MA |
0.77% |
| Spain |
0.77% |
| Chile |
0.56% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.80% |
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| Acer |
21.01% |
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| Dell |
18.69% |
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| ASUS |
8.38% |
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| Toshiba |
8.38% |
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| Samsung |
4.90% |
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| Lenovo |
3.99% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.58% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.64% |
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| Sony |
0.64% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.28% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.46% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.83% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
3.01% |
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| Gateway NE56R |
2.46% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.19% |
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About (from PC Utilities Pro)
PC Utilities Pro is a leading software development company founded in 2009.
Publisher URL: www.pcutilitiespro.com