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
1678a78be362e25062fbb4c8a284d054
DLL
683608d661f71c4ecf9012f3f81ebccc
DLL
55c8a555af07425dd05698addf97e277
DLL
369277d04a53234c205197e7122b4ca7
EXE
1ea8942275f116bc2d45ee5f563185d2
EXE
d50255710983fa149ada5a47925b3ea2
DLL
a9206b25ebda05ec9c40f33739fb6565
EXE
94275d73c452f3330c240a0a1fceb84b
DLL
0223f13a8f8c2d1cc45e2e120271c098
DLL
d35dcea01b14f141c9f345b93ffbe116