GoogleUpdater.exe
Google Updater by Google Inc (Signed)
Overview
GoogleUpdater.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 2.4.2432.1652.beta. GoogleUpdater.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 157.77 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Google Inc by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 5.34 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.95 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 54.22 KB per minute for reads and 28.68 KB per minute for writes.
What is GoogleUpdater.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 Updater 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 GoogleUpdater.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
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| File name: | GoogleUpdater.exe |
| Publisher: | Google |
| Product name: | Google Updater |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\google\google updater\googleupdater.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 18, 2010 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Google Updater.)
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 upda...
“Google Update i Aktualizator Google to programy, dzieki którym mozesz miec pewnosc, ze wszystkie aplikacje Google na komputerze sa zainstalowane w najbardziej aktualnych, stabilnych i bezpiecznych wer...”
“Google Toolbar enhances Internet Explorer with a Google search box and other useful tools like a pop-up blocker, Web form filler, and spellchecker. Google Toolbar has a variety of new features to the ...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of GoogleUpdater.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Google Updater' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe" -check_deprecation
All file variations of GoogleUpdater.exe
