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I was taken to slimware to update drivers. Is this legitimate? Or is there a better, safer way to upadate.
Thanks
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Hi,
You should obtain your Driver Software from your Computer or Hardware Manufacturer, not through 3rd party Programs or Windows Update.
Go to your Computer or Hardware Manufacture's website > Driver and Software Support Section > look up your Computer or Hardware Model number > then your Operating System > locate the correct Drivers > download and install them.
Cheers.
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If suggestions above have not help you to get rid of this 'bogus' program, please try Revo Uninstaller and MBAM (as suggested in many related threads) which should take care of this PUP.
MBAM should detect it as 'PUP.Optional.DriverUpdate.A'.
This > 'Remove PUP.Optional.DriverUpdate.A virus Removal Guide' may be of assistance.
AdwCleaner (a trustworthy anti-adware scanner) may also be a good idea to search (and remove) for any other Adware or Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that might have been installed there with or without your knowledge or consent.
You need to remove - not only 'DriverUpdate' - but everything "SlimWare Utilities" that might have been installed (SlimCleaner, for instance?) there with or without your knowledge.
Hope this helps.
It seems legit. PC Mag and CNET both review it positively. I'm not sure how they make money since it's a free download. Maybe they get a kickback every time they refer you to a website for an update. I didn't see anything that screamed fraudulent, viral, or malicious when I Googled them. To err on the side of caution I wouldn't use them though.
I received a post to my email about the transfer of Slimware Utilities Inc. to Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc. but I never used their services. I consider this email as a fishing expedition by Slimware. I'd also like to know how they got my email in the first place. Anyone else feel the same way.
My virus protection program found adware from the driver update of
Slimware. I would not recommend using any of their products.
