What is Google Chrome Frame?

Google Chrome Frame is software application developed by Google Inc. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 56.65% of installations running this operating system. Google Chrome Frame's installer is typically 314.00 MB in size and installs around 60 files. The most common release is 32.0.1700.107 with 52.60% of all installations currently using this version.

Google Chrome Frame is most popular in France with 62.29% of installations residing in this country.

Google Chrome Frame adds 4 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 Frame is known to create 3 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

chrome.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'.
new_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:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

new_chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{04E2CDEA-C1AA-43FD-88D6-F9AA0516CD72}' (runs on registration).
chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B1F92722-B8EA-400D-BA94-0A0B810AE6EA}' (runs on registration).
old_chrome.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B9325D60-7265-40FE-9444-022CE8D801BD}' (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:

chrome.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Chrome Browser StartUp.

Registry entries:

old_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.
chrome.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_AD412010486489C72C807001AC7DF4D3' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window.
new_chrome.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_EE0EBA78BBAF93B643F8B7D534F85521' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --no-startup-window.

Registry entries (User):

chrome.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --keep-alive-for-test --silent-launch --disable-breakpad --force-fieldtrials --load-component-extension="C:\users\user\appdata\Local\F.
new_chrome.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'TopArcadeHits823' which loads as C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe -uninstall-extension=gpdgdlcjhlbaphcjmagicjhhgfnkiihp.
old_chrome.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'TopArcadeHits131' which loads as C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe -uninstall-extension=gpdgdlcjhlbaphcjmagicjhhgfnkiihp.

Software Details

URL:

https://www.google.com/chromeframe?

Support:

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Installation path:

C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application

Uninstaller:

"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\24.0.1312.52\Installer\setup.exe" --uninstall --multi-install --chrome-frame --system-level

Size:

314.00 MB

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