I installed the Intel Driver Update Utility on my new PC a few days ago. Always trusted Intel so didn't think about clicking Next on each page. Today I notice my fans are running an awful lot though I'm doing nothing. I start poking around and find five (!) instances of a telemetry service sending data back to Intel under the name "Intel System Usage Report" and it's using nearly 10% of my CPU resources. One core is maxed out!
So I uninstall the Utility and the service is still there. I reboot the computer and the service is still running. On a whim i check Add/Install Programs and now there's a new entry, something like "Intel Customer Experience" or some nonsense. It wasn't there before I uninstalled the driver utility. I stopped the service and uninstalled the 'Experience' program and all vestiges seem to be gone.
On their forum they recommend anyone having problems uninstall the driver utility. They don't mention that it doesn't install the spyware fully.
Sneaky bastages...
So I uninstall the Utility and the service is still there. I reboot the computer and the service is still running. On a whim i check Add/Install Programs and now there's a new entry, something like "Intel Customer Experience" or some nonsense. It wasn't there before I uninstalled the driver utility. I stopped the service and uninstalled the 'Experience' program and all vestiges seem to be gone.
On their forum they recommend anyone having problems uninstall the driver utility. They don't mention that it doesn't install the spyware fully.
Sneaky bastages...