Is Driveridentifier.com safe

[Braiboo99]

So I recently reinstalled my operating system due to an ongoing technical issue, I used a link my PC provider gave me to download missing drivers and they work but because of all the ads its made be a bit nervous. Im just wondering if the site was safe for me to go on or if it could have planted anything on my system/

[Electric Cupcake]

90% of all driver updating services are scams. Not necessarily malicious, but useless.

[GhostyOsty]

Hell no

[Darkwave Dahlia]

Why would you use such tools?

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by ⦕☿⦖:

Why would you use such tools?

It what was given to me by my PC provider so I thought it would be safe to use

[Ⱥrtƒlø]

It's not 100% safe, but yeah, you can use it
Just be careful with ,,fake download" buttons and sometimes it installs other programs which you can easily uninstall (like yandex and other ones, nothing really dangerous)

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by Ⱥrtƒlø:

It's not 100% safe, but yeah, you can use it
Just be careful with ,,fake download" buttons and sometimes it installs other programs which you can easily uninstall (like yandex and other ones, nothing really dangerous)

Thankfully there was no programs installed on the system and I clicked download OEM which took me to the driver download page. Im guessing you have used this program before?

[Ⱥrtƒlø]

Originally posted by Braiboo99:

Originally posted by Ⱥrtƒlø:

It's not 100% safe, but yeah, you can use it
Just be careful with ,,fake download" buttons and sometimes it installs other programs which you can easily uninstall (like yandex and other ones, nothing really dangerous)

Thankfully there was no programs installed on the system and I clicked download OEM which took me to the driver download page. Im guessing you have used this program before?

Yeah I used that long ago, there's nothing dangerous, which can get you or your pc in trouble, so no worries. Just be careful

[agu]

You should learn to properly install the drivers you need to install instead of relying on software like that, I don't know about this one specifically but they're usually bloatware that don't give accurate information about your own PC, the way you do it is by identifying your components and visiting the manufacturer's website

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by Aguker:

You should learn to properly install the drivers you need to install instead of relying on software like that, I don't know about this one specifically but they're usually bloatware that don't give accurate information about your own PC, the way you do it is by identifying your components and visiting the manufacturer's website

It was something that was suggested to me by the provider of my PC, me not being tech savy used it. He sent me that link when I first got the pc in december so I presumed it might be still safe to use.

[ʙᴜɴ.ᴇ]

Originally posted by Braiboo99:

Originally posted by ⦕☿⦖:

Why would you use such tools?

It what was given to me by my PC provider so I thought it would be safe to use

It will be safe but it most likely will install a tonne of bloatware and crap like browser bars as is usually the case with these types of programs, they seem good on paper but they bundle a whole lot of junk in the install package and the program can even end up installing the wrong drivers entirely.

You should not bother with these programs.

You are much better off finding what hardware your PC is running and doing a manual driver update for those drivers. You generally don't need to mess with drivers on a new OS installation as windows installation will have your basic audio drivers, ethernet drivers, etc all ready to go with it, you only really need to install the display driver and depending on what GPU you use its just a simple download and install.

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by 💕 𝓑𝓾𝓷 💕:

Originally posted by Braiboo99:

It what was given to me by my PC provider so I thought it would be safe to use

It will be safe but it most likely will install a tonne of bloatware and crap like browser bars as is usually the case with these types of programs, they seem good on paper but they bundle a whole lot of junk in the install package and the program can even end up installing the wrong drivers entirely.

You should not bother with these programs.

You are much better off finding what hardware your PC is running and doing a manual driver update for those drivers. You generally don't need to mess with drivers on a new computer, you only really need to install the display driver and depending on what GPU you use its just a simple download and install.

I have uninstalled the program the moment I got what I needed so there hopefully should be nothing left behind. The first time I got the computer all I did was install display drivers as everything seemed to be in order but I had to reinstall recently due to technical issues with he GPU in the hopes that it will fix it as i have tried just about everything else. If that does not work I will have to contact them again. The program was suggested to me because I was having an issue previously which got reolved.

[SMIFFY]

Find out the make and model of your motherboard, go to the relevant manufacturer's website and type in your motherboard model to find all the drivers.

Then go to the website of whatever brand of graphics card you have and do the same.

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by Cid:

Originally posted by ⦕☿⦖:

Why would you use such tools?

To be fair...unless you have some big brand PC like a Dell or HP or such (in which case, it's a lot easier to just look them up on Dell's/HP's websites), you'll have a variety of components from different manufacturers. It can be a PITA to navigate all of for people who aren't tech friendly. That's why these "driver_______.com" types have become so popular.

But yeah, it is generally best to identify your components and only get your drivers from the manufacturer's website, as Aguker said. From what I've seen, most of those third party sites/tools will get you bloatware at best and malware at worst.

Im hoping I used driveridentifier once already and I did not experience any issues it would be safe to use now, but to be fair I only used it because it was suggested to me by my provider and I had to send the computer back any way for testing so I was more desperate than anything to get certain issues resolved. A new issue has arisen which is why my OS was reset, If it starts coming up with issues again and/or I get malware from it then I will be calling them up again to replace certain parts.

[Morkonan]

Originally posted by Braiboo99:

Originally posted by ⦕☿⦖:

Why would you use such tools?

It what was given to me by my PC provider so I thought it would be safe to use

They were likely paid by that software's publisher to include it in your distributed software package.

It's B.S... You don't need it and shouldn't ever use it. Is it malicious? I don't know. Are they both, your PC Manufacturer and those developers, lying to you for their own selfish reasons? Probably.

Windows will, or should, deliver critical, common, driver updates for you. Use it.

For BIOS updates/issues, you need to go directly to the manufacturer. There are usually few "critical" BIOS updates, but with Win11 and TPM, maybe there will be? (Dunno) (Flashing a motherboard's BIOS is an uncommon updating activity.)

Note: I don't trust any third-party developer at that level. I do, however, see why some may see an advantage to be had with such services. I don't and think the premise is "shady" at best.

[Braiboo99]

Originally posted by Morkonan:

Originally posted by Braiboo99:

It what was given to me by my PC provider so I thought it would be safe to use

They were likely paid by that software's publisher to include it in your distributed software package.

It's B.S... You don't need it and shouldn't ever use it. Is it malicious? I don't know. Are they both, your PC Manufacturer and those developers, lying to you for their own selfish reasons? Probably.

Windows will, or should, deliver critical, common, driver updates for you. Use it.

For BIOS updates/issues, you need to go directly to the manufacturer. There are usually few "critical" BIOS updates, but with Win11 and TPM, maybe there will be? (Dunno) (Flashing a motherboard's BIOS is an uncommon updating activity.)

Note: I don't trust any third-party developer at that level. I do, however, see why some may see an advantage to be had with such services. I don't and think the premise is "shady" at best.

Sorry ill rephrase, it was suggested by my provider as a solution to my previous issue. It it does give me malware I will be calling them to make a complaint. Yes the suggestion was made to me a good 4-5 months ago but that would be there fault for providing it to me not me. Yes I should be going on the manufacturers website but its difficult for me personally to find these drivers hence why they gave me the link to this program.