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
EXE
e94dc71364c19c72aadfba16c47dfb08
DLL
c7b493e23fe4bf9f3144e3345b3ce3fc
EXE
f6e93dc6dda5996795c31a23f2f15758
DLL
e49203e16cdb0962a0544caff6858d02
DLL
75e6c5b2fadc95f872c4caf11009cab8
DLL
839c47b71191495f7f3895a927786982
DLL
3df4ada69f643691386d945d6b7c743d
DLL
dcc97c086977f1db64cc8ce793a532d8
DLL
85540d3f5d3a9e950d3bfdf99831d94f
EXE
ac591fe8eb267b91e439e7acbe5861d8