Google Chrome App Launcher
by Google Inc
What is Google Chrome App Launcher?
Google Chrome App Launcher is software application developed by Google Inc. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 65.93% of installations running this operating system. Google Chrome App Launcher's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 5 files. The most common release is 28.0.1500.95 with 21.98% of all installations currently using this version.
Google Chrome App Launcher is most popular in the United States with 58.02% of installations residing in this country.
Google Chrome App Launcher adds 3 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Google Chrome App Launcher is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- chrome.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'.
- old_chrome.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{18FBAB39-1797-4474-9A9C-F5568CAE7746}' (runs on registration).
- old_chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D0D7F910-1C20-4887-B026-A1C1F697AAA6}' (runs on registration).
- wow_helper.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F7EE3BAA-393B-48AC-A30A-A6987711A192}' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Startup tasks:
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- chrome.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Show Desktop @ Start.
- Registry entries:
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- chrome.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_4878BA9AB6674643E1160A3519305162' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window.
- old_chrome.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_8689F7E34788311E37318B02CC8C518C' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window.
- Registry entries (User):
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- old_chrome.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #7' which loads as C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --extensions-on-chrome-urls --test-type --load-extension="C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\Extensions\chrome\app\37.1329.5.10" --flag-s.
- chrome.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --enable-full-history-sync --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end --sync-keystore-encryption --no-startup-window --flag-switches-begin --enabl.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.google.com
- Support:
- –
- Installation path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application
- Uninstaller:
- "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\27.0.1448.0\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --multi-install --app-launcher
- Size:
- 1.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Google Chrome App Launcher Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- app_host.exe
- Name:
- Google Chrome App Launcher
- Path:
- C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\app_host.exe
- MD5:
- –
- SHA-1:
- –
- SHA-256:
- –