What is chrome_watcher.dll?

chrome_watcher.dll is part of Google Chrome and developed by Google Inc. according to the chrome_watcher.dll version information.

chrome_watcher.dll's description is "Google Chrome"

chrome_watcher.dll is digitally signed by Google Inc.

chrome_watcher.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\53.0.2785.143\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on chrome_watcher.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameGoogle Chrome
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionGoogle Chrome
Internal namechrome_watcher_dll
Original filenamechrome_watcher.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2016 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version53.0.2785.143
File version53.0.2785.143

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

Product nameGoogle Chrome
Company nameGoogle Inc.
File descriptionGoogle Chrome
Internal namechrome_watcher_dll
Original filenamechrome_watcher.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2016 Google Inc. All right..
Product version53.0.2785.143
File version53.0.2785.143

Digital signatures [?]

chrome_watcher.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameGoogle Inc
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number4c40dba5f988fae57a57d6457495f98b

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the chrome_watcher.dll file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the chrome_watcher.dll file.

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5190ae8344302cd7199cb5f549dc5ba7b
SHA2564b3586f7b5fe2dfb6f57d3478fee2784fe096a92d22ace5c13c4db5375432e7a

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