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Parent process
Related files

chrome.exe

Google Chrome by Google Inc (Signed)

Remove chrome.exe
Version:   25.0.1364.5
MD5:   fe2037c739af1c89457da022f9ad6525
SHA1:   3291039c9d597b2f3721878fbe8ea058217336db

What is chrome.exe?

Google Chrome is a web browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

About chrome.exe (from Google Inc)

“Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on y”

DetailsDetails

File name:chrome.exe
Publisher:Google Inc.
Product name:Google Chrome
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe
File version:25.0.1364.5
Size:1.22 MB (1,276,008 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Google Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, February 21, 2010
Expiration date:Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.407797
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Google Chrome
 Google Inc
6% remove
Google Chrome is a free web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. It is designed to be secure, fast, simple and stable. Chrome supports plug-ins with the Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI). Chrome sends details about its usage to Google through both optional and non-optional user tracking mechanisms. The JavaScript virtual machine used by Chrome, the V8 JavaScript engine, has features suc...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Shell open commands
  • mailto
  • https
  • http
  • ftp
Scheduled tasks
  • The task '{161118D5-1F9E-4C18-9CDD-F25D0131C997}' runs on registration in the path '\{161118D5-1F9E-4C18-9CDD-F25D0131C997}'
  • The job '{8B2E04BF-933E-41CA-9620-E65737F8BE74}' runs on registration in the path '\{8B2E04BF-933E-41CA-9620-E65737F8BE74}'
  • The job '{CA1D39FF-30BF-4EAF-99A1-3788FC00E928}' runs on registration in the path '\{CA1D39FF-30BF-4EAF-99A1-3788FC00E928}'
  • The job '{7C607EB6-DB7B-4A85-9BE5-DCD76C586E58}' runs on registration in the path '\{7C607EB6-DB7B-4A85-9BE5-DCD76C586E58}'
  • The job '{F4F3C050-58FC-49E8-B95A-32EA24B7EE12}' runs on registration in the path '\{F4F3C050-58FC-49E8-B95A-32EA24B7EE12}'
  • The task '{EB395E85-B246-4973-9CEC-24E6492503ED}' runs on registration in the path '\{EB395E85-B246-4973-9CEC-24E6492503ED}'
  • The job '{E961C06D-9D52-4900-8B33-EB446D52CBF3}' runs on registration in the path '\{E961C06D-9D52-4900-8B33-EB446D52CBF3}'
  • The task '{E3FDA052-B42F-454C-95BB-FDDCB8FD072D}' runs on registration in the path '\{E3FDA052-B42F-454C-95BB-FDDCB8FD072D}'
  • The job '{D8D01FE5-38BB-4A18-A4AF-9DA2BFF2E956}' runs on registration in the path '\{D8D01FE5-38BB-4A18-A4AF-9DA2BFF2E956}'
  • The task '{D8BABA9C-091B-41F4-A454-8EBABC503F0B}' runs on registration in the path '\{D8BABA9C-091B-41F4-A454-8EBABC503F0B}'
  • The task '{C835DC92-C80E-4ED6-B601-FA86AB70E3EB}' runs on registration in the path '\{C835DC92-C80E-4ED6-B601-FA86AB70E3EB}'
  • The task '{A3A3BEC7-92E9-42FC-9ACA-056AF5EF6766}' runs on registration in the path '\{A3A3BEC7-92E9-42FC-9ACA-056AF5EF6766}'
  • The job '{99D28666-00BA-4ED3-BF79-8640966A61F4}' runs on registration in the path '\{99D28666-00BA-4ED3-BF79-8640966A61F4}'
  • The job '{85AD7675-1803-4514-B2EE-792C13CC9E63}' runs on registration in the path '\{85AD7675-1803-4514-B2EE-792C13CC9E63}'
  • The job '{8151FA7F-BCDF-422A-8BDA-4DA39358B650}' runs on registration in the path '\{8151FA7F-BCDF-422A-8BDA-4DA39358B650}'
  • The task '{7CE68688-4FF4-4304-B1BE-39D82302CD0C}' runs on registration in the path '\{7CE68688-4FF4-4304-B1BE-39D82302CD0C}'
  • The job '{7A6E7ACD-D51E-43E8-8814-C90ABDCA17D1}' runs on registration in the path '\{7A6E7ACD-D51E-43E8-8814-C90ABDCA17D1}'
  • The task '{7932AAB3-8694-477A-BA17-5C9A9A1CC848}' runs on registration in the path '\{7932AAB3-8694-477A-BA17-5C9A9A1CC848}'
  • The job '{7325F8C4-5399-4D5A-B1B9-DF2EF998F0FB}' runs on registration in the path '\{7325F8C4-5399-4D5A-B1B9-DF2EF998F0FB}'
  • The task '{6863A882-8DFF-4D4C-8220-378B2E44FE4B}' runs on registration in the path '\{6863A882-8DFF-4D4C-8220-378B2E44FE4B}'
  • The job '{6229A5C1-E423-4291-AE3F-3B29A7AAD790}' runs on registration in the path '\{6229A5C1-E423-4291-AE3F-3B29A7AAD790}'
  • The task '{6115B0BD-0C20-46B4-875D-613E24B3075A}' runs on registration in the path '\{6115B0BD-0C20-46B4-875D-613E24B3075A}'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_2CA00C1B693F297AE5CA5B51AAA562E3' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_200376DFA0AFAFEB69BB3A81FA2D4E89' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_8CC0C224CAA679A6B63017BE99A17B85' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_465872F99482EF6A88906828AB7A51A8' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • '559941C39FE107DE6AF83A6121ECE89923A8ABAD._service_run' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=service
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_C1A9E6B8266C3BC72930144DD839198D' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_0F9F0B6353EE033798AF90928A2DFDFC' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_1C05472DCCB0D10167C2A5E00B87815A' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_B6860CECE879FC2FE90FEBD20DFF0137' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_E71316ACA814D378FDA9310474BE6AD5' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_830442701460858D260E719882332E19' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_E21A55733DE47A9C91846541BA1A406D' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_0EB5B2DF1334BF2B986C0DBBD3933012' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_DCD796F24C591C161D34D69E698EF094' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • '9601704112FDDD93723FD3F0EB5F268EACE4E770._service_run' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=service
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_1EB7E314B847FE05F41899FEAEB750CF' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_8FF483314FB3F7E80DAD5CA547242B6A' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_B38CDB7082883878094514B3C0434F09' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_DD3EA25592A4E778D9E8C73F77AD6AF1' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • '48E8A9F25055B7D3F01890E5141A5C1D0297B688._service_run' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --type=service
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_6B5D74F279C5E55A55B4F0F8C39806FD' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
  • 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_FE7D2B5C02195BDF363DE17E5113287F' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window
Startup files (user) run once
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce'
  • 'Application Restart #0' → C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --restore-last-session -- httC://login.yahoo.com/config/reset_cookies_token?.token=amvHE
  • 'Application Restart #1' → C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --restore-last-session -- httpC://www.seniorsmeet.com/v3/autologin?login=XX5028CFB4E1604E018FD7F8
  • 'Application Restart #2' → C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --automation-channel=ChromeTestingInterfacC:5652.3 --chrome-frame --no-first-run --disable-background-mode --disable-popup-blocking --disab
  • 'Application Restart #4' → C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --flag-switches-begin --enable-experimental-extension-apis --flag-switches-end --restore-last-session -- httC://www.tune-up.com/link/?target=unin
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.01551591%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00576974%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00974618%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:4,752 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,480,690/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:131/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:43.56 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):80.02 MB
Private (minimum):64.48 MB
Non-paged memory:43.56 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:198.6 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):209.24 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:77.02 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):90.46 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:128,138/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:145.11 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:70/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:134.92 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:71/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:961 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:45/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:240
600
GUI GDI count:87
103
GUI GDI peak:96
142
GUI USER count:10
49
GUI USER peak:12
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Untrusted
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-us --force-fieldtrials=cachesensitivityanalysis/no/forcecompositingmode/thread/infinitecache/no/newtabbutton/default/omniboxhqpreplacehuprearrangenumcomponents/hqpreplacehup/omniboxhupcreateshortermatch/standard/omniboxhupcullredirects/standard/omniboxsearchsuggesttrialstarted2012q4/13/oneclicksignin/standard/overlappedreadimpact/overlappedreaddisabled/prerender/prerenderenabled/prerenderfromomn
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-us --force-fieldtrials=forcecompositingmode/thread/infinitecache/no/omniboxhqpreplacehuprearrangenumcomponents/hqpreplacehup/omniboxhupcreateshortermatch/standard/omniboxhupcullredirects/standard/omniboxsearchsuggesttrialstarted2012q4/13/oneclicksignin/standard/overlappedreadimpact/overlappedreaddisabled/prerender/prerenderenabled/prerenderlocalpredictor/disabled/test0percentdefault/group_01/uma
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-us --force-fieldtrials=cachesensitivityanalysis/no/forcecompositingmode/thread/infinitecache/no/newtabbutton/default/omniboxhqpreplacehuprearrangenumcomponents/hqpreplacehup/omniboxhupcreateshortermatch/standard/omniboxhupcullredirects/standard/omniboxsearchsuggesttrialstarted2012q4/13/oneclicksignin/standard/overlappedreadimpact/overlappedreaddisabled/prerender/prerenderenabled/prerenderlocalpr
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe" --type=ppapi --channel="1172.12.140663916\614472495" --lang=en-us --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetcC:13
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe" --type=plugin --plugin-path="C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\extensions\pgafcinpmmpklohkojmllohdhomoefph\1.0\spext.dll" --lang=en-us --channel="1172.8.1947699028\1743963373" /prefetcC:4
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --lang=en-us --force-fieldtrials=forcecompositingmode/thread/infinitecache/no/newtabbutton/default/omniboxhqpreplacehuprearrangenumcomponents/hqpreplacehup/omniboxhupcreateshortermatch/standard/omniboxhupcullredirects/standard/omniboxsearchsuggesttrialstarted2012q4/13/oneclicksignin/standard/overlappedreadimpact/overlappedreaddisabled/prerender/prerenderenabled/prerenderlocalpredictor/disabled/test0percen
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\chrome.exe" --type=gpu-process --channel="1172.0.527640162\462316494" --supports-dual-gpus=false --reduce-gpu-sandbox --disable-image-transport-surface --gpu-vendor-id=0x1002 --gpu-device-id=0x95c4 --gpu-driver-vendor="ati technologies inc." --gpu-driver-version=8.56.1.15 --ignored=" --type=renderer " /prefetcC:12
  • (8 more)
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
chrome.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.37210609%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.04988915%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.32221694%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:9,206,555/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:37/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.25 MB
1.16 MB
atiumdag.dll (ATI Technologies Inc. Radeon DirectX Universal Driver by ATI Technologies)
Total CPU:0.20276657%
Kernel CPU:0.05327379%
User CPU:0.14949278%
CPU cycles:5,651,204/sec
Context switches:23/sec
Memory:4.02 MB
chrome.dll (Google Chrome by Google)
Total CPU:0.11874470%
Kernel CPU:0.03642041%
User CPU:0.08232429%
CPU cycles:3,000,428/sec
Context switches:13/sec
Memory:42.11 MB
pepflashplayer.dll
Total CPU:0.06855237%
Kernel CPU:0.00454171%
User CPU:0.06401066%
CPU cycles:1,916,193/sec
Context switches:18/sec
Memory:12.8 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01711160%
Kernel CPU:0.01156335%
User CPU:0.00554825%
CPU cycles:473,988/sec
Context switches:14/sec
Memory:1.23 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 Pro 25.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.00%
Windows 7 Professional 22.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 8.50%
Windows 8.1 7.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 4.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 8 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 41.50% of Google Chrome.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 37.56%
Hewlett-Packard 23.47%
Acer 13.15%
Dell 9.39%
Lenovo 8.45%
Alienware 3.76%
Toshiba 2.82%
Samsung 1.41%
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