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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.
I was lucky over a year ago It was advertised on msn home page as a Microsoft product , but I google everything before I down load .. that's why I started a thread about it..
Actually YES the program does do what it says. As ideal as it is to obtain the drivers from your manufacturer I found slimware actually finds more updated better working drivers.
For those who do not know, slimware was acquired by AVG and they use it built in for their driver update utilities.
a PUP is a potentially unwanted program, this does not mean its bad for your computer.
Seeing that AVG owns it, and it works better than the manufacture's website in most cases that I find. I keep the installer around for quick and easy reinstall of drivers without all the bloatware needed from different vendors. It can update systems not made by the cookie cutter builders like HP and Dell without having to hunt down 20 different vendors and pray they applied their update to your product. I find most the time the vendor of additional hardware fail to update their drivers section with the latest chipset drivers and intels detection utility although does work in some cases is fairly junk.
All in all - AVG owns it, it's safe to use, and works well. Use it and uninstall it when everything is updated.
Hi, I made the mistake of down loading slimware products but I found out it is not a Microsoft approved partner as it claims but also my credit card was hit with buying some other site that sells all kinds of crap and charged me $49.00 dollars to join. I reported them to the federal trade commission and let Microsoft know too. I learned the hard lesson for one thing not to trust dell as it came with their computer and popped up as one of a number of products I should get. always go to the Microsoft store and website for approved apps and software.
