What is GoogleCrashHandler.exe?

GoogleCrashHandler.exe is part of Google Update and developed by Google Inc. according to the GoogleCrashHandler.exe version information.

GoogleCrashHandler.exe's description is "Google Installer"

GoogleCrashHandler.exe is digitally signed by Google Inc.

GoogleCrashHandler.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Google\Update\1.2.183.7\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on GoogleCrashHandler.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameGoogle Update
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionGoogle Installer
Internal nameGoogle Update
Original filenameGoogleUpdate.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2007-2009 Google Inc.
Product version1.2.183.7
File version1.2.183.7

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameGoogle Update
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionGoogle Installer
Internal nameGoogle Update
Original filenameGoogleUpdate.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2007-2009 Google Inc.
Product version1.2.183.7
File version1.2.183.7

Digital signatures [?]

GoogleCrashHandler.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGoogle Inc
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number3144c06a6cfb5076c15d399572c69421

Folder name variants

GoogleCrashHandler.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Google\Update\1.2.183.7\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD537ce3f960beec755d0e04e4140e93638
SHA2561077fd61bc792cf3d51d348f3eba700059316864a7b3bcf07f1a9ebcaafcb3a9

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to googlecrashhandler.exe:

googlecrashhandler.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

googlecrashhandler.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Google Installer has stopped working.

End Program - googlecrashhandler.exe. This program is not responding.

googlecrashhandler.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

googlecrashhandler.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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User vote results: There were 20 votes to remove and 7 votes to keep

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Roger Karlsson writes

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"GoogleCrashHandler.exe runs continuously on your computer if you've selected to send anonymous usage statistics and crash reports to Google for certain Google software, like Google Chrome. It helps send crash details to Google when your Google software unexpectedly shuts down. We use this data to help determine how to prevent these errors from happening in the future.

To stop GoogleCrashHandler.exe from running, turn off the sending of usage statistics and crash reports for all the Google software on your computer. Visit Google Help to find instructions on turning these reports off."

Quoted from: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=153615

# 8 Sep 2009, 12:24

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