Should I remove Driver Genius?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
70% remove it30% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,778
United States Rank #3,678
Reach 0.3790%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.81 days
348.46 days >
Average installed length: 183.09 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
19.0 |
0.04% |
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18.0 |
0.58% |
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17.0 |
2.34% |
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16.0 |
4.18% |
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15.0 |
6.59% |
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14.0 |
26.84% |
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12.0.0.1332 |
0.12% |
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12.0.0.1314 |
0.11% |
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12.0 |
58.96% |
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Driver Genius
What is Driver Genius?
Driver Genius is a software application designed to check the PC's currently installed drivers against a database of available drivers for a number of software and device hardware applications. If driver updates are available the software will automatically download them from the manufacturers web site and install them.
About (from Driver-Soft)
Driver Genius improves PC performance with the powerful driver manager for Windows that backs up, restores, and updates your device drivers automatically with just a few clicks of your mouse. Driver Genius, updates the drivers of your system can't find on its own What's more, this powerful and easy driver management to... Read more
Overview
The most common release is 12.0, 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 drivergenius.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 103 files and is usually about 25.69 MB (26,940,739 bytes). The installed file liveupdate.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.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Known to include offers within the setup
- 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 Genius.
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 (32a6c75530521520676a6cc5f67c641f) has been flagged by the following 22 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
12.0.163.0 |
Trojan.Generic.7584927 |
Bitdefender |
7.2.5028.0 |
Trojan.Generic.7584927 |
Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4562 |
W32.Clodd1f.Trojan.4c95 |
Clam AntiVirus |
0.97.3.0 |
Win.Trojan.7584927 |
Commtouch SDK |
5.4.1.7 |
W32/Trojan.WSFB-0465 |
Comodo Security |
17355 |
UnclassifiedMalware |
Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.589 |
Trojan.Generic.7584927 (B) |
Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.147.0 |
W32/SPNR.0BE312!tr |
F-Secure |
11.0.19100.45 |
Trojan.Generic.7584927 |
G Data |
22 |
Trojan.Generic.7584927 |
IKARUS anti.virus |
T3.1.5.6.0 |
not-a-virus.Crack.DriverGen |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.DeepScan.f.(kcloud) |
McAfee |
5.600.0.1067 |
Artemis!32A6C7553052 |
McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!32A6C7553052 |
MicroWorld-eScan |
12.0.250.0 |
Trojan.Generic.7584927 |
Norman |
7.02.06 |
Suspicious_Gen4.AICAR |
Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Generic Trojan |
Sophos |
4.95.0 |
Mal/Generic-L |
Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
WS.Reputation.1 |
Trend Micro |
9.740.0.1012 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BE312 |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_SPNR.0BE312 |
VIPRE Antivirus |
23838 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
LiveUpdate.exe (2ad7bbb545068f9b182533c31424fb8e) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
Antiy-AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Trojan/Win32.Generic.gen |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
DriverCleaner.A |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
2013.4.9.267 |
Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud) |
LiveUpdate1.exe (07b132bd713c4f6c7df2d02b6d089e78) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
Downloader.AQW |
Rising Antivirus |
24.87.06.04 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic.12C2063C |
uninstall.exe (53817a366d16165e18b0babc60239ff5) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
nProtect |
2013-12-30.01 |
Trojan/W32.Agent_Packed.1342464.B |
ViRobot |
2011.4.7.4223 |
Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.1342464 |
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 |
StarterW3i.exe (c834edb9141816e61e98969f45e2d179) has been flagged by the following 2 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
AVG |
13.0.0.3169 |
DriverCleaner.A |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0831 |
View all 57 all detections
Driver Genius has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.
Program details
URL: www.driver-soft.com
Help link: www.driver-soft.com/support.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 25.69 MB
Language: Russian (Russia)
Files installed by Driver Genius
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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Driver Genius.exe - Driver Genius Professional Edition (Driver Genius Professional Edition Setup)
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drvgenpro.exe
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TaskTray.exe - Driver Genius Task Scheduler
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Uninstall.exe - Driver Genius v12.0.0.1306
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(Malware detected) StarterW3i.exe - Driver Genius Starter
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SystemBooster.exe - System Booster
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DG_Setup.exe - Driver Genius (Driver Genius Setup)
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DriverGeniu_org.exe
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NvDriverTweak.exe - NvDriverTweak (NVIDIA Driver Tweak)
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(Malware detected) WwW.Elbramg.CoM.DriverGenius.exe
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xDriverGenius.exe
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SSDSpeeder.exe - SSD Speeder
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liveupdate.exe - LiveUpdate
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(Malware detected) LiveUpdate1.exe
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HWi32.exe - HWi32
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DriverGenius_RU.exe - DriverGenius 12 Installation
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codejockcontrols.ocx (by Codejock Software) - Xtreme Suite ActiveX Control Module
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CodejockCommandBars.ocx (by Codejock Software) - Xtreme CommandBars ActiveX Control (Xtreme CommandBars ActiveX Control Module)
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Style.dll - Office 2016 Theme Resource DLL
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CodejockReportControl.ocx - Xtreme Report Control ActiveX (Xtreme Report Control ActiveX Module)
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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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(Malware detected) LiveDBUpdater.exe (by ADMIN@CRACK Shareware KILLER :)) - Driver Genius LiveBDUpdater
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hwinfo32.dll (by Martin MalĂk - REALiX) - HWiNFO32 Client Library (HWiNFO32 Dynamic Link Library)
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clmultidx7.ocx (by Clever Components) - Clever Internet Suite (Clever Internet ActiveX Suite)
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alphaimagecontrol.ocx - AlphaImageControl
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
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zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
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aspr_ide.dll - ASProtect IDE Helper
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unins001.exe
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- DriverGenius.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Driver Genius Skip UAC'.
- unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{598B6615-4F29-4FB1-8521-D3DEAA680C70}' (runs on registration).
- StarterW3i.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9F9F47EE-62A6-4071-B666-A4A00B18012E}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- DriverGenius.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Driver Genius Scheduler.
3 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- DriverGenius.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Driver Genius' which loads as C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.exe systray.
- 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.
- StarterW3i.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Starter' which loads as C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\StarterW3i.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- DriverGenius.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Driver-Soft\DriverGenius\DriverGenius.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
StarterW3i.exe |
Memory: | 966 KB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0044758887% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00357497% | |
User CPU: | 0.00090092% | |
How do I remove Driver Genius?
You can uninstall Driver Genius 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, 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.
- 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) 54%
Win 8 0%
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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 70%
Keep it 30%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
59.25% |
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Windows 10 |
33.85% |
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Windows XP |
4.51% |
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Windows Vista |
2.35% |
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Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.46% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.32% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
10.19% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.18% |
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Windows 8.1 |
5.47% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
4.73% |
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Geography
22.38% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
Germany |
22.38% |
United States |
21.99% |
France |
6.08% |
Italy |
4.35% |
United Kingdom |
2.47% |
Canada |
2.31% |
Spain |
2.26% |
Netherlands |
2.01% |
Brazil |
1.65% |
Austria |
1.65% |
MA |
1.42% |
Mexico |
1.33% |
DZ |
1.31% |
Saudi Arabia |
1.29% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
23.01% |
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Acer |
19.42% |
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Dell |
16.74% |
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ASUS |
12.70% |
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GIGABYTE |
9.60% |
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Toshiba |
5.54% |
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Samsung |
3.86% |
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Lenovo |
2.86% |
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Medion |
2.58% |
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Intel |
1.58% |
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American Megatrends |
1.23% |
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MSI |
0.89% |
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Common models |
ASUS All Series |
7.46% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.84% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.46% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.61% |
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Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.92% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.08% |
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