What is chrome_proxy.exe?

chrome_proxy.exe is part of Google Chrome and developed by Google Inc. according to the chrome_proxy.exe version information.

chrome_proxy.exe's description is "Google Chrome"

chrome_proxy.exe is digitally signed by Google LLC.

chrome_proxy.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about chrome_proxy.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on chrome_proxy.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameGoogle Chrome
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionGoogle Chrome
Internal namechrome_proxy
Original filenamechrome_proxy.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2018 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version73.0.3683.103
File version73.0.3683.103

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

Product nameGoogle Chrome
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionGoogle Chrome
Internal namechrome_proxy
Original filenamechrome_proxy.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2018 Google Inc. All right..
Product version73.0.3683.103
File version73.0.3683.103

Digital signatures [?]

chrome_proxy.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGoogle LLC
Certificate issuer nameDigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number0c15be4a15bb0903c901b1d6c265302f

VirusTotal report

None of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the chrome_proxy.exe file.

None of the 64 anti-virus programs detected the chrome_proxy.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

ERROR: Failed to execute process.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1578657187.3125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "chrome_proxy.exe.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".00cfg",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".voltbl",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 982,
            "time": 1.0545191764831543,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1310,
            "time": 1.5971050262451172,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 1638,
            "time": -0.09517884254455566,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 1966,
            "time": 1.5631392002105713,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3058,
            "time": 1.0749940872192383,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "36b7d286eb92b2d717917bc080a67aca74a3c1633bc375c17b2addddad460194",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "a34d4e2d161fe14cb4e1e8a97ab738254ee13cd7f891ca481e39dae41e374def",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Filename variants

chrome_proxy.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5f4aeab5449bfb242ff4a4b4bd774deca
SHA2568f63a12cb4712cce3e2176a158c136baf08751d56d9c531543ee5ac9cb514a92

Error Messages

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

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

chrome_proxy.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 Chrome has stopped working.

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

chrome_proxy.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with the file?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 36% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 122 users.

User vote results: There were 44 votes to remove and 78 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

Chuckle writes

3 thumbs

but u understand chrome_proxy.exe is one of the main files for chrome u should not delete it is important u should keep it tell you what... you probably shouldn`t get chrome anyway cos of its tracking :D

# 1 Jul 2020, 4:47

Roger Karlsson writes

0 thumbs

@Chuckle: I agree. chrome_proxy.exe comes with Chrome. It's a legit file and should not be deleted.

# 13 Jul 2020, 13:59

zyonix writes

0 thumbs

IDK what this does but I had problems opening chrome and deleting this file fixed it

# 16 Sep 2020, 15:10

Roger Karlsson writes

0 thumbs

@zyonix: Thank you for sharing!

# 22 Sep 2020, 1:42

Casey965 writes

0 thumbs

What is chrome proxy exe used for? How do you set it up?

# 22 Feb 2021, 13:19

TwoRivers writes

0 thumbs

Anything coming from the Zuckerberg "empire" such as google llc is pretty much anti-humanity. They're most always trackers, honeypots for commercialism, and poiitical influencers, anti-free speech and most anything is hate speech if they don't agree with your non-globalist-socialist/communist ideology. I stay away from their search engines & any that is powered by google since they shadow ban or bury deep your searches, especially during voting season, vote integrity(although the ongoing hearings & trials of vote fraudsters are being prosecuted. Id' stay away from their products since we have better alternativces nowadays.

# 23 Jan 2022, 10:28

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