Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Google publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
GoogleQuickSearchBox.exe
Google Quick Search Box by Google
| Version: | 1.0.0.0 |
| MD5: | 6b8ecbfdfe7ebd4e94d12e74646c8a89 |
| SHA1: | 88f49e180cd4d8057fb473170129e9fbd5ca60ed |
| SHA256: | 9a2e1b2ef5162a4722dee65e1dd49a17eb9c9a716ca6ab858c41125465561956 |
What is GoogleQuickSearchBox.exe?
Google Quick Search Box (GQSB) is an application launcher and desktop search tool developed by Google. It allows users to search files, URLs, and contacts on their computer, as well as performing actions on the results.
About GoogleQuickSearchBox.exe (from Google)
“Search for anything from contacts & music to web content. Launch applications whether they're on your computer or online.”
Overview
googlequicksearchbox.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Google Quick Search Box published by Google Inc, Google-Schnellsuchfeld from Google Inc and Google-Schnellsuchfeld by Google Inc.
Details
| File name: | googlequicksearchbox.exe |
| Publisher: | Google Inc. |
| Product name: | Google Quick Search Box |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\google\quick search box\googlequicksearchbox.exe |
| File version: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Size: | 119.5 KB (122,368 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Google Quick Search Box (GQSB) is an application launcher and desktop search tool developed by Google. It allows users to search files, URLs, and contacts on their computer, as well as performing actions on the results. Like other Google products such as the Chrome browser, QSB is open-source software. Google Desktop maintains its own index of files for searching. It also indexes Gmail messages. QSB uses OS's built-in indexing technolo...
“Start typing the first few letters of a program's name. As you type, the search box will show you matching programs. Start typing a URL or website name and Google can automatically show you search and site suggestions that are similar to what you've entered. Bookmarks from your default browser will also pop up. Quick Search Box can show Spotlight results when you search. The performance of the Quick Search Box can slow down when Spotli...”
“The Quick Search Box will personalize your results the more you use it. For example, if you frequently open Firefox using the Quick Search Box, it'll gradually learn to bring up Firefox as the first option whenever you type ff into the search box. Start typing the first few letters of a program's name. As you type, the search box will show you matching programs. Quick Search Box can show Spotlight results when you search. The performanc...”
“Start typing the first few letters of a program's name. As you type, the search box will show you matching programs. Quick Search Box can show Spotlight results when you search. The performance of the Quick Search Box can slow down when Spotlight results are enabled, so they are disabled by default. To enable it, select the Spotlight Results checkbox in Preferences under Searchable Items tab. The Quick Search Box can save you even more ...”
“Start typing the first few letters of a program's name. As you type, the search box will show you matching programs. Start typing a URL or website name and Google can automatically show you search and site suggestions that are similar to what you've entered. Bookmarks from your default browser will also pop up. Quick Search Box can show Spotlight results when you search. The performance of the Quick Search Box can slow down when Spotli...”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Google Quick Search Box' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Quick Search Box\GoogleQuickSearchBox.exe" /autorun
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00013121% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00009040% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004081% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 318,398 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,703,451/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 17.51 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 11.61 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 316 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 17.51 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 144.08 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 148.58 MB | |
| Working set: | 7.49 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 19.01 MB | |
| Page faults: | 168,787/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 10.47 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 7/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 4.45 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 8/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 11.02 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 563/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 36 | |
| Handles: | 598 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 37 | |
| GUI USER count: | 31 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| qsb.dll (Google Quick Search Box by Google) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00642522% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00524515% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00118008% | |
| CPU cycles: | 150,214/sec | |
| Memory: | 2.06 MB | |
| GoogleQuickSearchBox.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00009752% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007404% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002349% | |
| CPU cycles: | 19,180/sec | |
| Memory: | 136 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00001364% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001281% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000084% | |
| CPU cycles: | 340/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.16 MB | |
| gdiplus.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000399% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000399% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 59/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.67 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 80.00% of Google Quick Search Box.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
100.00% |
|
