What is googleupdate.exe?
googleupdate.exe is part of Google Update and developed by Google Inc. according to the googleupdate.exe version information.
googleupdate.exe's description is "Google Installer"
googleupdate.exe is digitally signed by Google Inc.
googleupdate.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files (x86)\google\update\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected googleupdate.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on googleupdate.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Google Update |
| Company name | Google Inc. |
| File description | Google Installer |
| Internal name | Google Update |
| Original filename | GoogleUpdate.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2007-2010 Google Inc. |
| Product version | 1.3.31.5 |
| File version | 1.3.31.5 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Google Update |
| Company name | Google Inc. |
| File description | Google Installer |
| Internal name | Google Update |
| Original filename | GoogleUpdate.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright 2007-2010 Google Inc. |
| Product version | 1.3.31.5 |
| File version | 1.3.31.5 |
Digital signatures [?]
googleupdate.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Google Inc |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 4c40dba5f988fae57a57d6457495f98b |
VirusTotal report
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the googleupdate.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Bkav | W32.Clod2ba.Trojan.5b50 |
Filename variants
googleupdate.exe may also use other filenames. The most common variants are listed below:
- GoogleUpdats.exe
Folder name variants
googleupdate.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files (x86)\google\update\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files\Google\Update\
- c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\google\update\
- c:\VTRoot\HarddiskVolume1\Windows\Temp\hp86FC.tmp\
Other files also named googleupdate.exe
googleupdate.exe (73 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | a8fd9222e4d72596bb37da8be95c0ba4 |
| SHA256 | 52fc3aa9f704300041e486e57fe863218e4cdf4c8eee05ca6b99a296efee5737 |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to googleupdate.exe:
googleupdate.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
googleupdate.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 - googleupdate.exe. This program is not responding.
googleupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
googleupdate.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. 60% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
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.
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