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60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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GoogleUpdaterService.exe
Google Updater by Google Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 2.4.2617.4952.beta |
| MD5: | 5d4bc124faae6730ac002cdb67bf1a1c |
| SHA1: | a0518ff004e75f16aed891285b4d26a8bedcbf5b |
| SHA256: | 00294f4dc7d17f6dd2a22b9c3299bed40146ba45c972367154d20db502472551 |
What is GoogleUpdaterService.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 Windows Service 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 GoogleUpdaterService.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: | googleupdaterservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Google |
| Product name: | Google Updater |
| Description: | gusvc |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\google\common\google updater\googleupdaterservice.exe |
| File version: | 2.4.2617.4952.beta |
| Size: | 189.48 KB (194,032 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, July 10, 2007 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'gusvc' (Google Software Updater)
- gusvc
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Google Software Updater' runs daily in the path '\Google Software Updater'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS.0\Tasks\Google Software Updater.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Google Software Updater.job'
- Entry path '\Google Software Updater'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.01612968% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01612968% | |
| Memory |
| Private (maximum): | 5.01 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.01 MB | |
Process properties
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\google\common\google updater\googleupdaterservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | gusvc |
| Display name: | Google Software Updater |
| Description: | “Google Updater keeps your Google software up to date. If Google Updater Service is disabled or stopped, your Google software will not be kept up to date, meaning security vulnerabilities that may arise cannot be fixed and features may not work.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.50% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
0.50% |
|
| 22 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 37.88% of Google Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.38% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
14.80% |
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| ASUS |
14.44% |
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| Acer |
9.75% |
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| Toshiba |
9.39% |
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| Sony |
7.94% |
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| Lenovo |
6.50% |
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| Intel |
5.78% |
|
| Compaq |
2.89% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.53% |
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| Samsung |
1.08% |
|
| Alienware |
0.72% |
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| Medion |
0.72% |
|
| MSI |
0.72% |
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| Sahara |
0.36% |
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