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GoogleUpdaterService.exe
Google Updater by Google Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 2.4.1441.4352.beta |
| MD5: | cc839e8d766cc31a7710c9f38cf3e375 |
| SHA1: | a20fe767ae667638fc2ed43563bd436542ca7ad4 |
| SHA256: | 327d57f18b4a2d1cb06c5682d3364097ecd3cf40c2719aa1f41d0b49a26003e4 |
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: | 2.4.1441.4352.beta |
| Size: | 178.48 KB (182,768 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 18, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.375623 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Google Software Updater' runs daily in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\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: | 0.23788969% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.19952038% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03836930% | |
| Memory |
| Private (maximum): | 3.38 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.38 MB | |
Process properties
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\google\common\google updater\googleupdaterservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\gusvc |
| Display name: | gusvc |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
22.22% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.37% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
14.81% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.81% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
5.56% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
3.70% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.70% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
3.70% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
3.70% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.85% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.85% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.85% |
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| Windows Vista™ Home Premium |
1.85% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 54.05% of Google Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
25.00% |
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| Toshiba |
16.67% |
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| Dell |
16.67% |
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| American Megatrends |
8.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.33% |
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| Acer |
8.33% |
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| Sony |
8.33% |
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| Samsung |
4.17% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.17% |
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