npCIDetect14.dll
Google Updater by Google Inc (Signed)
Overview
There are 3 versions of npcidetect14.dll in the wild, the latest version being 2.4.2432.1652.beta. The average file size is about 100.05 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Google Inc by VeriSign.
What is npcidetect14.dll?
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.
About npcidetect14.dll (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 the background and doesn't require any action on your part. Google Chrome uses Google Update to keep you up to date with the latest and most secure version of Chrome. In order to provide greater transparency and to make the technology available to other applications, the Google Update technology is open source. Google Update periodically sends a non-unique four-letter tag to Google which contains information about how you obtained Google Chrome. This tag is not personally identifiable, does not encode any information about when you obtained Google Chrome, and is shared with everyone who obtained Google Chrome the same way. Google Update also sends other information that helps us understand how many people are using Chrome and how often they use it.”
 Details
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| File name: | npcidetect14.dll |
| Publisher: | Google |
| Product name: | Google Updater |
| Description: | Google Updater plugin
http://pack.google.com/ |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\google\google updater\2.4.2432.1652\npcidetect14.dll |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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 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 ...”
“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...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of npcidetect14.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Google Chrome plugins
Stored per user in the directory 'Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences'
Mozilla plugins
- @pack.google.com/Google Updater;version=14
All file variations of npcidetect14.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
34.55% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.36% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.36% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.55% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
9.09% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.45% |
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| Windows 8 |
1.82% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.82% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 75.93% of Google Updater.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
34.78% |
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| Toshiba |
26.09% |
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| Sony |
26.09% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
10.87% |
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| Acer |
2.17% |
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