GoogleUpdate.exe
Google Update by Google Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 1.2.183.21 |
| MD5: | 0013116d309ebb08028761577e61ca5f |
| SHA1: | 52bfbf22728f23bab830c25bbc4aa2ef3a5338ce |
What is GoogleUpdate.exe?
Google products use a process called Google Update to periodically check for updates. This process sends information, such as version number, language, operating system, and other installation or update-related details, back to Google servers. Google Installer is a program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
About GoogleUpdate.exe (from Google Inc)
“To make sure that you're protected by the latest security updates, Google Chrome automatically updates whenever it detects that a new version of the browser is available. The update process happens in”
Details
| File name: | googleupdate.exe |
| Publisher: | Google Inc. |
| Product name: | Google Update |
| Description: | Google Installer |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\update\googleupdate.exe |
| File version: | 1.2.183.21 |
| Size: | 204.98 KB (209,904 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 18, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 5.811342 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Google Update' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4040762489-3244682431-1063801501-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4040762489-3244682431-1063801501-1001UA'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4040762489-3244682431-1063801501-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4040762489-3244682431-1063801501-1001Core'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3286019870-1475449969-3554601053-1000UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3286019870-1475449969-3554601053-1000UA'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3286019870-1475449969-3554601053-1000Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3286019870-1475449969-3554601053-1000Core'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3305648521-2958999256-107983701-1002UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3305648521-2958999256-107983701-1002UA'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3305648521-2958999256-107983701-1002Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3305648521-2958999256-107983701-1002Core'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3644473725-3640809915-1163733049-1000UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3644473725-3640809915-1163733049-1000UA'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3644473725-3640809915-1163733049-1000Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3644473725-3640809915-1163733049-1000Core'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-780999901-2708500014-2551514655-1000UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-780999901-2708500014-2551514655-1000UA'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-780999901-2708500014-2551514655-1000Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-780999901-2708500014-2551514655-1000Core'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA1cf876f52574e6a' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA1cf876f52574e6a'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1714702166-3828736240-2364637561-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1714702166-3828736240-2364637561-1001UA'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1714702166-3828736240-2364637561-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1714702166-3828736240-2364637561-1001Core'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4213831199-1925155440-1856091304-1000UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4213831199-1925155440-1856091304-1000UA'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4213831199-1925155440-1856091304-1000Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4213831199-1925155440-1856091304-1000Core'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1467336047-3671384462-808872918-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1467336047-3671384462-808872918-1001UA'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1467336047-3671384462-808872918-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-1467336047-3671384462-808872918-1001Core'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4143023575-1045065631-1360249355-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4143023575-1045065631-1360249355-1001UA'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4143023575-1045065631-1360249355-1001Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-4143023575-1045065631-1360249355-1001Core'
- The task 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3518954986-860323-3029074054-1000UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3518954986-860323-3029074054-1000UA'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3518954986-860323-3029074054-1000Core' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-3518954986-860323-3029074054-1000Core'
- The job 'GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-872894108-2829445789-3937978749-1001UA' runs daily in the path '\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-872894108-2829445789-3937978749-1001UA'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path 'L:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cecbd45b3a8213'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1ce84615a736d32.job'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cea9d5293c17e2.job'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1ce7aa369f8ada6'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1ca5db9f0198650'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cce6a17e13e8fd'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cc92a7b39f6800'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1ce05c553efaab8.job'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cdc58d2accdb9c'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINXP\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1ce054f10035172.job'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cd9a8a6809015d'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS.0\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cde6586d81c3c6.job'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cc71024b1a2f00.job'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cd60417c1ef31a.job'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINXP\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cd08eb84d00124'
- Login entry path 'D:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job'
- Login entry path '\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cd6a67648c3f42'
- Login entry path 'D:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cd628cca255480.job'
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore1cd1a82bee2d0fe.job'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
68.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 60.91% of Google Update.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
31.39% |
|
| Toshiba |
20.44% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
17.52% |
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| Acer |
10.95% |
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| Sony |
6.57% |
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| ASUS |
5.11% |
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| Sahara |
2.92% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.55% |
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| Alienware |
1.82% |
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| Samsung |
0.73% |
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