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1,0,0,105 2.00%
1,0,0,105 2.00%
1,0,0,104 94.00%
1,0,0,104 2.00%

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteKeyW, CryptReleaseContext, CryptDestroyHash, CryptGetHashParam, CryptHashData, CryptCreateHash, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptImportKey, CryptDestroyKey, CryptVerifySignatureW, CryptGenRandom, RegOpenKeyA, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueW, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, LookupAccountSidW, GetTokenInformation, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyW, RegCreateKeyW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA
comctl32.dll
ImageList_Create, ImageList_AddMasked, InitCommonControlsEx
comdlg32.dll
ChooseFontW, GetOpenFileNameW
crypt32.dll
CryptProtectData, CryptDecodeObject, CryptFindOIDInfo, CryptUnprotectData
gdi32.dll
SelectObject, CreateFontIndirectW, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteDC, GetTextMetricsW, CreateSolidBrush, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateBitmap, RealizePalette, SelectPalette, CreateDIBSection, IntersectClipRect, SelectClipRgn, SetViewportExtEx, CreatePolygonRgn, DeleteObject, GetObjectW, GetStockObject, BitBlt, SetWindowExtEx, SetMapMode, SetTextColor, SetBkMode, CreatePen, CreateCompatibleBitmap, SetBkColor, RectInRegion, GetTextExtentPoint32W, SetViewportOrgEx, Polygon
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
DllMain
msacm32.dll
acmStreamOpen, acmStreamPrepareHeader, acmDriverEnum, acmDriverDetailsA, acmStreamConvert, acmStreamUnprepareHeader, acmStreamClose, acmDriverClose, acmDriverOpen
msimg32.dll
AlphaBlend
ole32.dll
OleInitialize, CoInitializeSecurity, OleUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoRegisterClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, CoUninitialize, RegisterDragDrop, CoInitializeEx, ReleaseStgMedium, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleLockRunning, CoGetClassObject, CoInitialize, CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler, CoCreateGuid, CLSIDFromProgID, CLSIDFromString, StringFromGUID2, RevokeDragDrop
oleacc.dll
AccessibleObjectFromWindow, CreateStdAccessibleObject, AccessibleChildren, LresultFromObject, WindowFromAccessibleObject
secur32.dll
QueryCredentialsAttributesW, QueryContextAttributesW, EncryptMessage, DecryptMessage, ApplyControlToken, FreeContextBuffer, InitializeSecurityContextA, AcquireCredentialsHandleA, CompleteAuthToken, DeleteSecurityContext, FreeCredentialsHandle, InitSecurityInterfaceW, AcquireCredentialsHandleW
sensapi.dll
IsNetworkAlive
setupapi.dll
SetupInitDefaultQueueCallback, SetupIterateCabinetW, SetupTermDefaultQueueCallback, SetupDefaultQueueCallbackW
shell32.dll
DragQueryFileW, SHCreateDirectoryExW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHAppBarMessage, ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHFileOperationW, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetFileInfoW
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, SHDeleteEmptyKeyW, SHDeleteKeyW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
urlmon.dll
URLDownloadToFileW
user32.dll
DllMain
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
wininet.dll
InternetCrackUrlW, DeleteUrlCacheEntryW, InternetQueryOptionW, HttpOpenRequestW, HttpSendRequestW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetConnectW, InternetOpenW, InternetGetCookieW, InternetSetCookieW
winmm.dll
waveInGetDevCapsA, timeSetEvent, timeKillEvent, waveInStop, mixerGetNumDevs, waveInOpen, mixerGetDevCapsA, waveOutGetPosition, waveOutGetDevCapsA, waveInReset, waveInUnprepareHeader, waveInClose, mixerGetControlDetailsA, mixerClose, mixerOpen, mixerGetLineInfoA, mixerGetLineControlsA, waveOutUnprepareHeader, waveOutWrite, waveOutPrepareHeader, waveOutClose, waveOutReset, waveOutOpen, waveOutGetNumDevs, waveInGetDevCapsW, waveInGetNumDevs, waveOutGetDevCapsW, mixerSetControlDetails, mixerGetLineControlsW, mixerGetLineInfoW, mixerGetID, waveOutMessage, mixerGetControlDetailsW, waveInMessage, waveOutSetVolume, waveOutGetVolume, timeGetTime, waveInStart, waveInAddBuffer, waveInPrepareHeader, waveInGetPosition
ws2_32.dll
WSACloseEvent, WSASetEvent, WSAResetEvent, WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSAWaitForMultipleEvents, WSAEventSelect, WSACreateEvent, WSASocketW

googletalk.exe

Google Talk by Google

Remove googletalk.exe
Version:   1,0,0,105
MD5:   658d9ba1014363ec9b0bb6e196952e15
SHA1:   d5db7f56da645aa6ae285ccecccaffdfc02136ec
SHA256:   5cb41215b29f9788c791989d1f6c5b55af5f519c2ef73c17a5de1a4a4f5450d8

What is googletalk.exe?

Google Talk is an instant messaging service that provides both text and voice communication. The instant messaging service is colloquially known as "gchat" to its users, although Google does not endorse this name. Google Talk is also the name of the client applications offered by Google to access the service.

About googletalk.exe (from Google)

Google Talk, a downloadable chat application by Google. Since sometimes reading "lol" doesn't deliver the same punch as actually hearing your friend laugh at your jokes, you can now use voice and vide

DetailsDetails

File name:googletalk.exe
Publisher:Google
Product name:Google Talk
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe
File version:1,0,0,105
Size:3.14 MB (3,293,184 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Google Inc
6% remove
Google Talk is an instant messaging service that provides both text and voice communication. Google Talk is also the name of the client applications offered by Google to access the service. Google Talk is integrated into Gmail. Users can send instant messages to other Gmail users. As it works within a browser, the Google Talk client does not need to be downloaded to send instant messages to Gmail users. It is possible to place and recei...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'googletalk' → C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe /autostart
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'googletalk' → C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe /autostart
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00636429%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00492346%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00144083%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:6,396,041 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:3.42 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):14.59 MB
Private (minimum):504 KB
Non-paged memory:3.42 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:86.44 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):96.65 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:708 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.61 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:299
600
GUI GDI count:236
103
GUI GDI peak:249
142
GUI USER count:61
49
GUI USER peak:67
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe" /autostart
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 28.00%
Windows 7 Professional 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.00%
Windows 8 8.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 4.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.00%
Windows 8 Pro 2.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 30.00% of Google Talk.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 40.91%
Hewlett-Packard 13.64%
Sony 13.64%
MSI 9.09%
American Megatrends 6.82%
GIGABYTE 6.82%
Acer 4.55%
ASUS 4.55%
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