Welcome to the PC Pitstop Process Library. We have an extensive list of the most common processes currently running on PCs. Use this library to inspect the safety of your running processes on a regular basis.

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driverdetective.exe (Driver Detective)

This program has not been seen on any systems tested at PC Pitstop in the past week.


In addition to the file name, driverdetective.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:PC Drivers Headquarters
Product contains:Driver Detective

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.driver-updates.net/?k=Pc%20Drivers%20Headquarters%20Download



Win Patrol

DriversHQ.DriverDetective.Client.exe is "Driver Detective", which provides manufacturer specific drivers for your computer.

driverdetective.exe  is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called driverdetective.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
driverdetective.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x8cdc5884e2be0a9e43b2e5fc805f453a 3917112 bytes
2 0x8b1829130b9259dc8f203678dc8f7c65 5495752 bytes
3 0xe7ee6f6be0abf6482443d56c5089f6b2 3917056 bytes
4 0x61271403c1502a9acdd087e93c76f1d7 3938520 bytes
5 0x810d5f9b64701d1dd6180b2f47fe93ac 3938864 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xd02f72a7a71ecd30d58439664b8553d0 3939120 bytes
7 0x542d65da4ed8f39f99609fadc3f7222a 3939104 bytes
8 0xdb31c32903d6e6e2700b754a6f8178db 3937568 bytes
9 0x990506821047ca6a2e8d32c54bad9f50 1045368 bytes
10 0xc4ebb9542829220a7bc6c0fd3c9e321c 5495752 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.