Google Drive

Google Drive

by Google Inc

What is Google Drive?

Google Drive is software application developed by Google Inc. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 53.05% of installations running this operating system. Google Drive's installer is typically 29.00 MB in size and installs around 50 files. The most common release is 1.14.6059.644 with 8.27% of all installations currently using this version.

Google Drive is most popular in the United States with 49.03% of installations residing in this country.

Google Drive adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Google Drive is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Google Drive?

Google Drive is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service developed by Google. It now serves as the platform for Google Docs, a collection of productivity tools that enable collaborative editing on various document types, including spreadsheets and presentations. The Google Drive client software is required to synchronize files between the user's computer and the cloud storage, ensuring seamless access and updates across both locations.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • googledrivesync.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Drive\googledrivesync.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • googledrivesync.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7280C103-22D5-4BD8-909B-B903441EDFB3}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • googledrivesync.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Registry entries:
  • googledrivesync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleDriveSync' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Google\Drive\googledrivesync.exe" /autostart.

Software Details

URL:
https://drive.google.com
Support:
https://www.google.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\google\drive
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{14ECAABB-C8B9-4A09-92F7-CDF1A45B6DDE}
Size:
29.00 MB
Language:
English

Google Drive Executable Details

Primary executable:
googledrivesync.exe
Name:
Google Drive
Path:
C:\Program Files\google\drive\googledrivesync.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Google Drive
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
abe99bc983d2adcd6e0262635532319d
DLL
fe286344a6ae5ce8bf369bbe7543ad91
DLL
6b3954cb55be63b282054eac8e382601
DLL
96e031a2ab9a4628e2713507e493ef65
DLL
40922f91004df687facaf24659545588
DLL
008f4c70cb62ab49fd90e47ec89339ba
DLL
9644f067ea946d1b9a7507368e403dc0
DLL
2db4ff730143026d36a5fde3578c1f72
DLL
806bee3d3014621f065c6042c8b9ce7b
DLL
dbe2d43eb0d92dbbd5e3a12b561ce6ce