Should I remove SlimDrivers?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #468
United States Rank #702
Reach 1.3607%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.61 days
312.95 days >
Average installed length: 164.43 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.3.1 |
14.21% |
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| 2.3.0 |
0.04% |
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| 2.2.45206 |
10.14% |
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| 2.2.44488 |
2.04% |
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| 2.2.32705 |
45.72% |
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| 2.2.32534 |
0.63% |
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| 2.2.30877 |
7.08% |
|
| 2.2.30423 |
1.63% |
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| 2.2.30085 |
1.15% |
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| 2.2.29897 |
0.91% |
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| 2.2.29035 |
4.12% |
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| 2.2.28413 |
2.44% |
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| 2.2.27236 |
2.73% |
|
| 2.2.27042 |
0.52% |
|
| 2.2.25937 |
3.17% |
|
| 2.2.25845 |
0.07% |
|
| 2.2.24428 |
0.43% |
|
| 2.2.22481 |
0.40% |
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| 2.2.22316 |
0.07% |
|
| 2.2.22117 |
0.10% |
|
| 2.2.21833 |
0.09% |
|
| 2.2.21614 |
0.04% |
|
| 2.2.20441 |
0.30% |
|
| 2.2.19125 |
0.50% |
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| 2.2.18283 |
0.56% |
|
| 2.2.17993 |
0.03% |
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| 2.2.17803 |
0.01% |
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| 2.2.17636 |
0.01% |
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| 2.2.17058 |
0.02% |
|
| 2.2.16965 |
0.01% |
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| 2.2.16915 |
0.01% |
|
| 2.2.16796 |
0.00% |
|
| 2.2.14752 |
0.23% |
|
| 2.2.14607 |
0.01% |
|
| 2.2.14197 |
0.10% |
|
| 2.2.13867 |
0.02% |
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| 2.2.13436 |
0.03% |
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| 2.2.13262 |
0.00% |
|
| 2.2.13221 |
0.01% |
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| 2.2.12567 |
0.02% |
|
| 2.2.12445 |
0.00% |
|
| 2.2.4157 |
0.09% |
|
| 2.2.4130 |
0.03% |
|
| 2.2.4118 |
0.03% |
|
| 2.2.4117 |
0.00% |
|
| 2.0.4103 |
0.03% |
|
| 2.0.4096 |
0.04% |
|
| 2.0.4090 |
0.01% |
|
| 2.0.4058 |
0.04% |
|
| 2.0.4037 |
0.01% |
|
| 1.0.4046 |
0.02% |
|
| 55 versions |
Other programs by SlimWare Utilities
SlimDrivers
What is SlimDrivers? (from SlimWare Utilities)
SlimDrivers automatically updates PC drivers with real-time scanning and cloud technology. The first cloud-based utility for updating and maintaining drivers, SlimDrivers provides instant optimization of the interaction between a computer and its system components and periperhals, such as printers, graphic and sound ... Read more
Overview
SlimDrivers is a program developed by SlimWare Utilities. The most used version is 2.2.32705, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 SlimDrivers.exe. The software installer includes 94 files and is usually about 16.26 MB (17,053,067 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 40% of users of SlimDrivers come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Brazil.
Program details
URL: www.driverupdate.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SlimDrivers\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{63FBED9C-D995-47DC-A12D-843C570377DC}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 16.26 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by SlimDrivers
| Program executable: | SlimDrivers.exe |
| Name: | SlimDrivers |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\SlimDrivers\SlimDrivers.exe |
| MD5: | 01b87ca8da1df33bae2a32266024e855 |
Additional files:
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SlimDrivers.exe - SlimDrivers Application (SlimDrivers)
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unifiedlogger.dll - UnifiedLogger (SlimWare UnifiedLogger)
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slimdrivers-22setup.exe - SlimDrivers (SlimDrivers Setup)
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slimdrivers-setup.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- slimdrivers.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{532EB32E-9242-49DF-9E86-A215EF78D74A}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- slimdrivers.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named SlimDrivers Startup.
Startup File (User Run)
- slimdrivers.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SlimDrivers' and executes as "C:\Program Files\SlimDrivers\SlimDrivers.exe" -boot.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- slimdrivers.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SlimDrivers' which loads as "C:\Program Files\SlimDrivers\SlimDrivers.exe" -boot.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- slimdrivers.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\SlimDrivers\SlimDrivers.exe'.
Network connections
- slimdrivers.exe connects to ec2-50-19-111-73.compute-1.amazonaws.com (50.19.111.73 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| slimdrivers.exe |
| Memory: | 9.18 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0099287111% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00154640% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00838231% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,158,736 | |
| Switches/sec: | 49 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 53 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 159 Bytes | |
How do I remove SlimDrivers?
You can uninstall SlimDrivers 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 SlimDrivers, 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 SlimDrivers.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win 8.1 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.66% |
|
| Windows 10 |
30.68% |
|
| Windows XP |
6.42% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.22% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.52% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.80% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.56% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.65% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.36% |
|
| Windows 10 Home |
5.65% |
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Geography
40.42% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
40.42% |
| Germany |
13.94% |
| Brazil |
6.73% |
| United Kingdom |
5.10% |
| Italy |
2.84% |
| Canada |
2.67% |
| Sweden |
1.68% |
| France |
1.43% |
| Netherlands |
1.41% |
| Australia |
1.37% |
| Poland |
1.20% |
| Spain |
1.14% |
| Austria |
1.05% |
| MA |
0.99% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.33% |
|
| Acer |
20.17% |
|
| Dell |
19.64% |
|
| ASUS |
9.32% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.13% |
|
| Toshiba |
4.33% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.93% |
|
| Samsung |
3.92% |
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| Intel |
2.40% |
|
| American Megatrends |
1.43% |
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| Medion |
1.39% |
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| Sahara |
1.02% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.63% |
|
| ASUS All Series |
5.37% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.65% |
|
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.41% |
|
| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.38% |
|
| Positivo Positivo MO... |
1.80% |
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About SlimWare Utilities
SlimWare Utilities produces cleaning and optimization programs whose products center on using crowd-sourced feedback to generate reviews and evaluations of other programs.
Publisher URL: www.slimwareutilities.com