What is GoogleUpdateHelper.dll?

GoogleUpdateHelper.dll is part of Google Update Helper and developed by Google according to the GoogleUpdateHelper.dll version information.

GoogleUpdateHelper.dll's description is "Google Update Helper"

GoogleUpdateHelper.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about GoogleUpdateHelper.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on GoogleUpdateHelper.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameGoogle Update Helper
Company nameGoogle
File descriptionGoogle Update Helper
Internal nameGoogleUpdateHelper.dll
Original filenameGoogleUpdateHelper.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version41.0.2120.50
File version41.0.2120.50

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

Product nameGoogle Update Helper
Company nameGoogle
File descriptionGoogle Update Helper
Internal nameGoogleUpdateHelper.dll
Original filenameGoogleUpdateHelper.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2012 Google Inc. All right..
Product version41.0.2120.50
File version41.0.2120.50

Digital signatures [?]

GoogleUpdateHelper.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the GoogleUpdateHelper.dll file.

None of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the GoogleUpdateHelper.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5740819d9a13bef2e6cdc3b99204eeac4
SHA256c67adf12b41a00058bbe62ff8036fe39b5763fbc20ad73ad4b4474c875d71b3a

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User vote results: There were 5 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

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