Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

5.0.611.10655 50.00%
4.2006.814.1947 50.00%

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advapi32.dll
OpenProcessToken, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, EncryptFileW, SetFileSecurityW, RegQueryValueExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumValueW, GetTokenInformation, LookupAccountSidW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, DuplicateTokenEx, ConvertStringSidToSidW, SetTokenInformation, GetLengthSid, CreateProcessAsUserW, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorA, SetNamedSecurityInfoW
gdi32.dll
GetDIBits, GetObjectW, GetCurrentObject, DeleteDC, CreateCompatibleDC, DeleteObject, SelectObject, GetDeviceCaps
kernel32.dll
GetProcessTimes, GetStringTypeExA, LoadLibraryExW, GetNumberFormatW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetUserDefaultLCID, CancelIo, ReadDirectoryChangesW, OpenThread, TryEnterCriticalSection, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, SetThreadExecutionState, GetModuleHandleW, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, AssignProcessToJobObject, SetInformationJobObject, CreateJobObjectW, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryA, GetTempPathW, GetLongPathNameW, GetModuleFileNameW, VirtualQuery, TerminateThread, GetLastError, GetVersionExW, SetErrorMode, lstrlenW, CloseHandle, FindClose, SleepEx, WaitForSingleObject, QueueUserAPC, GetLogicalDriveStringsW, lstrcpynW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetShortPathNameW, CreateProcessW, ResumeThread, GetExitCodeProcess, TerminateProcess, DeleteFileW, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetSystemTime, FindFirstFileW, lstrcmpW, lstrcmpiW, FindNextFileW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, RaiseException, UnmapViewOfFile, InterlockedExchange, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, MultiByteToWideChar, FindResourceW, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceExW, CreateFileW, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, SetWaitableTimer, CancelWaitableTimer, SetEvent, CreateEventW, GetCurrentProcess, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentThread, CreateWaitableTimerW, CreateThread, SetThreadPriority, Sleep, InterlockedExchangeAdd, SetFilePointer, ReadFile, SetEndOfFile, WriteFile, lstrlenA, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, GetFileSize, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStringTypeExW, GetTickCount, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapReAlloc, ExitProcess, GetCommandLineW, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersionExA, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, HeapDestroy, HeapSize, WideCharToMultiByte, QueryPerformanceFrequency, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetLastError, OpenProcess, ReadProcessMemory, OutputDebugStringW, CreateDirectoryW, FlushFileBuffers, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetOverlappedResult, GetFileAttributesExW, GetFileTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SetFileTime, CompareFileTime, GetFileAttributesW, DeviceIoControl, GetSystemInfo, GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetFileAttributesW, LocalFree, RemoveDirectoryW, GetDriveTypeW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, QueryDosDeviceW, ResetEvent, SystemTimeToFileTime, lstrcmpA, RtlUnwind, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, GetComputerNameW, GetProcessWorkingSetSize
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, CoTaskMemAlloc, PropVariantClear, CoInitializeEx, CoCreateInstance, CLSIDFromString, CreateBindCtx, CoTaskMemFree
psapi.dll
GetProcessMemoryInfo
query.dll
LoadIFilter
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHBindToParent, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetDesktopFolder
shlwapi.dll
StrChrW, StrStrIA, StrRetToStrW
user32.dll
SetWindowLongW, wsprintfW, wvsprintfW, DestroyWindow, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcW, CreateWindowExW, UpdateWindow, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, PostMessageW, PeekMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetMessageW, CharLowerW, CharUpperW, IsCharAlphaW, wvsprintfA, FindWindowExW, SendMessageTimeoutW, SendMessageW, FindWindowW, PostThreadMessageW, CharNextA, GetLastInputInfo, RegisterClassExW, CloseClipboard, SetClipboardData, OpenClipboard, IsWindow, EmptyClipboard, MessageBoxW

googledesktopcrawl.exe

Google Desktop by Google

Remove googledesktopcrawl.exe
Version:   5.0.611.10655
MD5:   b88feceb3cf8092b48ff85aca1e9c6e1
SHA1:   938df532525ace67ad9c0053f1775bd88137b5f6
SHA256:   e71cbd58cc2f0833d1ef60cfe88f1ca8885629b67f36be6252dc03a405a7b48a

What is googledesktopcrawl.exe?

Google Desktop was desktop search software made by Google. The program allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets". After initially installing Google Desktop, the software completes an indexing of all the files in the computer. After the initial indexing is completed, the software continues to index files as needed. Users can start searching for files immediately after installing the program.

About googledesktopcrawl.exe (from Google)

Google Desktop will offer full text search over your email, computer files, chats, and the web pages you've viewed. By making your computer searchable, it puts your information easily within your reac

DetailsDetails

File name:googledesktopcrawl.exe
Publisher:Google
Product name:Google Desktop
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\google\google desktop search\googledesktopcrawl.exe
File version:5.0.611.10655
Size:238 KB (243,712 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Google Inc
27% remove
Google Desktop is a desktop search software that allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets". After initially installing Google Desktop, the software completes an indexing of all the files in the computer. After the initial indexing is completed, the software continues to index files as needed. Users can start searching for files immediately after installi...

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00093627%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00056176%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00037451%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:4,609 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:584,923/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.6 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.68 MB
Private (minimum):732 KB
Non-paged memory:8.6 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:85.55 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):94.37 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.43 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):16.69 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:126,992/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:69.76 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:10/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:36 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:23.83 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:72/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:305
600
GUI GDI count:10
103
GUI USER count:8
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"googledesktopcrawl.exe" /recent /ie /shell
Owner:User
Parent process:googledesktop.exe (Google Desktop by Google Inc.)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of Google Desktop.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Gateway 100.00%
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