What is Uniblue DriverScanner?

Uniblue DriverScanner is software application developed by Uniblue Systems Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 70.17% of installations running this operating system. Uniblue DriverScanner's installer is typically 24.00 MB in size and installs around 19 files. The most common release is 4.0.9.10 with 40.23% of all installations currently using this version.

Uniblue DriverScanner is most popular in the United States with 34.83% of installations residing in this country.

Uniblue DriverScanner adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Uniblue DriverScanner is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Uniblue DriverScanner?

Uniblue DriverScanner is a professional software solution that verifies the compatibility of a PC's current drivers with a comprehensive database of available drivers for various software and hardware applications. If updates are available, the software will automatically download and install them from the manufacturers' website. It is important to note that the software may be bundled with third-party installers, such as Open Candy. Overall, Uniblue DriverScanner offers users a free system scan to detect outdated device drivers that may be affecting system stability.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

driverscanner.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files2\Uniblue\DRIVER~1\driverscanner.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FEC24F31-5BEA-476D-82DA-BEBC0122B18F}' (runs on registration).
dsmonitor.exe is scheduled as a task named 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\DriverScanner.job'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

dsmonitor.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named dsmonitor.

Registry entries:

Launcher.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriverScanner' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\DriverScanner\launcher.exe" delay 20000.

Registry entries (User):

Launcher.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'DriverScanner' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\DriverScanner\launcher.exe" -w.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.uniblue.com

Support:

https://support.uniblue.com

Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Uniblue\DriverScanner\

Uninstaller:

"C:\Program Files\Uniblue\DriverScanner\unins000.exe"

Size:

24.00 MB

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