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
1fd3df44d2b52e494ca40e66885e818c
DLL
9877f4d4e89f38b5cd60cd8e84b00b13
DLL
2753485a0a1f6d7244127aa28b78a4c1
DLL
6eb2d6fb77e862803dc5adcf62a5651d
DLL
0450fdfb40416dcb7877792c522de48b
DLL
f6d56d7cd2f0b33517913d37c507c114
DLL
bf8454af513788a4d37ba4ca5afaf8f3
DLL
9e4e8c66a8b7fdf937449ca95528b8fd
DLL
90a50cc055ef287bfdce0638552c58a6
DLL
6ca47b2ae23ea31726f27c11255e8f26