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WTSEnumerateSessionsW, WTSFreeMemory, WTSQueryUserToken

GoogleInputService.exe

Google Input Tools by Google Inc (Signed)

Remove GoogleInputService.exe
Version:   1.1.3.18
MD5:   78af384f14f01009efb10a31afec51f4
SHA1:   5328db34e77bcd1abd020dc39c9ea22ad8100bc4
SHA256:   b44477afbbfad2812181e9a7a02e3899dc60f52b22d7cf439848647f07d81bc1

About GoogleInputService.exe (from Google Inc)

“Whether at home, at work, or somewhere in between—communicate in the language you need, when you need it. Google Input Tools remembers your corrections and maintains a custom dictionary for new or unc”

Overview

googleinputservice.exe runs as a service under the name GoogleInputService with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Google Input Farsi published by Google Inc, Google Input Tools from Google Inc and Google Input Tools by Google Inc. The file is digitally signed by Google Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:googleinputservice.exe
Publisher:Google Inc
Product name:Google Input Tools
Description:Google Input Tools.
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\google\google input tools\googleinputservice.exe
File version:1.1.3.18
Size:161.02 KB (164,888 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Google Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, November 14, 2011
Expiration date:Friday, November 14, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Google Input Farsi
 Google Inc
5% remove
“Google Input Tools (Farsi) for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Tools
 Google Inc
9% remove
The text input tool makes it easy to type in languages, like Hindi or Chinese, that use non-Latin characters. To use the tool, first make sure that your document’s language setting is set to the language you’d like to type in.
Google Input Hindi
 Google Inc
7% remove
“Google Input Tools for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Marathi
 Google Inc
7% remove
“Google Input Tools (Marathi) for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Sanskrit
 Google Inc
8% remove
“Google Input Tools (Sanskrit) for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Telugu
 Google Inc
10% remove
“Telugu Google Input Tools for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Sinhalese
 Google Inc
6% remove
“Google Input Tools (Sinhalese) for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Malayalam
 Google Inc
11% remove
“Google Input Tools (Malayalam) for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Tamil
 Google Inc
11% remove
“Tamil Google Input Tools for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Gujarati
 Google Inc
3% remove
“Google Input Tools (Gujarati) for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Urdu
 Google Inc
11% remove
“Urdu Google Input Tools for Windows is an input method editor which allows users to enter text in any of the supported languages using a Latin (English / QWERTY) keyboard. Users can type a word the way it sounds using Latin characters and Google Input Tools for Windows will convert the word to its native script. Available input tools include transliteration, IME, and on-screen keyboards.”
Google Input Nepali
 Google Inc
10% remove
The text input tool makes it easy to type in languages, like Hindi or Chinese, that use non-Latin characters. To use the tool, first make sure that your document’s language setting is set to the language you’d like to type in.
Google Input Hebrew
 Google Inc
4% remove
Google Input Bengali
 Google Inc
5% remove
Google Input Punjabi
 Google Inc
6% remove
Google Input Arabic
 Google Inc
11% remove
Google Input Russian
 Google Inc
6% remove
“Available for Google services, Chrome, Android devices, and Windows. Your words, your language, anywhere. Google Input Tools remembers your corrections and maintains a custom dictionary for new or uncommon words and names.”
Google Input Amharic
 Google Inc
3% remove
Google Input Greek
 Google Inc
4% remove
Google Input Kannada
 Google Inc
12% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'GoogleInputService'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00598252%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00285633%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00312619%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:19,461 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,772,053/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:45/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.31 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.91 MB
Private (minimum):3.02 MB
Non-paged memory:1.31 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:30.43 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):31.22 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.03 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.93 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:5,758/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:199 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:441 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:4/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:254 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:8/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:88
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\google\google input tools\googleinputservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:GoogleInputService
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.19365859%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.07093228%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.12272631%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:5,993,776/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:24/sec
79/sec
Memory:100 KB
1.16 MB
GoogleInputService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.01883909%
Kernel CPU:0.00655868%
User CPU:0.01228041%
CPU cycles:2,919,265/sec
Context switches:18/sec
Memory:180 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.01848450%
Kernel CPU:0.00856267%
User CPU:0.00992182%
CPU cycles:6,869,110/sec
Context switches:66/sec
Memory:792 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Enterprise N 28.57%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 28.57%
Windows Vista Home Premium 28.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Saudi Arabia installs about 57.14% of Google Input Tools.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Intel 50.00%
Acer 25.00%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
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