Should I remove DriverHive?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
18% remove it82% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #28,146
United States Rank #20,225
Reach 0.0055%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.64 days
225.34 days >
Average installed length: 118.40 days
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DriverHive
from Bootstrap Development, LLC.
What is DriverHive? (from Bootstrap Development,)
DriverHive maintains and improves your PC's performance and stability by ensuring your device drivers are always up-to-date. 80% of PC crashes are caused by outdated or conflicting device drivers. Out of date and incorrect system drivers can lead to driver conflicts, system errors, system crashes, poor operation, and s... Read more
Overview
DriverHive is a program developed by Bootstrap Development,. 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 main program executable is driverhive.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 9.34 MB (9,788,929 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 69% of users of DriverHive come from the United States, it is also popular in Iran and Netherlands.
Program details
URL: www.bootstrapdevelopment.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\DriverHive\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\DriverHive\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 9.34 MB
Files installed by DriverHive
| Program executable: | driverhive.exe |
| Name: | DriverHive |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\driverhive\driverhive.exe |
| MD5: | 11597142a338ee4d8df3ede5299da89c |
Additional files:
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DriverHiveTray.exe - DriverHive
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- DriverHive.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{778DBCA8-B802-4526-8251-860F69B72798}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- DriverHiveTray.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DriverHiveTray' which loads as C:\Program Files\DriverHive\DriverHiveTray.exe.
Network connections
- DriverHiveTray.exe connects to ec2-23-21-215-51.compute-1.amazonaws.com (23.21.215.51 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| DriverHive.exe |
| Memory: | 13.22 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 1.3407625799% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.93541575% | |
| User CPU: | 0.40534683% | |
| DriverHiveTray.exe |
| Memory: | 7.32 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0295141516% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02368250% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00583165% | |
How do I remove DriverHive?
You can uninstall DriverHive 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 DriverHive, 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 DriverHive.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
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 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.33% |
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| Windows 10 |
24.07% |
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| Windows XP |
8.33% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.33% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.93% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.78% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.82% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.41% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.41% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.61% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
3.74% |
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Geography
69.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
69.18% |
| Iran |
4.11% |
| Netherlands |
3.42% |
| India |
2.74% |
| Germany |
2.05% |
| United Kingdom |
2.05% |
| Canada |
1.37% |
| Portugal |
1.37% |
| Sweden |
1.37% |
| UA |
1.37% |
| Belgium |
0.68% |
| BG |
0.68% |
| DK |
0.68% |
| DZ |
0.68% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.26% |
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| Acer |
22.37% |
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| Dell |
18.42% |
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| ASUS |
10.53% |
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| Toshiba |
7.89% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.58% |
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| Lenovo |
2.63% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.32% |
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Common models |
| ASUSTeK V-P8H67E |
2.27% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.27% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite L455D |
2.27% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.27% |
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| VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... |
1.14% |
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| VIA M266A. |
1.14% |
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