Google Earth Plug-in

Google Earth Plug-in

by Google Inc

What is Google Earth Plug-in?

Google Earth Plug-in is software application developed by Google Inc. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 64.76% of installations running this operating system. Google Earth Plug-in's installer is typically 106.00 MB in size and installs around 113 files. The most common release is 7.1.2.2041 with 60.12% of all installations currently using this version.

Google Earth Plug-in is most popular in the United States with 42.64% of installations residing in this country.

Google Earth Plug-in adds 2 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 Earth Plug-in is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Google Earth Plug-in?

The Google Earth plug-in enables users to navigate and explore geographic data on a 3D globe directly within a web browser. This virtual globe, map, and geographic information program is based on 3D maps, with the inclusion of 3D buildings and structures created by users using SketchUp, a 3D modeling program software. The Google Earth API is a free beta service that allows any website to integrate a version of Google Earth into web pages using the Plug-in and its JavaScript API. While the API does not offer all the features of the full Google Earth application, it enables the development of sophisticated 3D map applications. For users' convenience, the Google Earth Plugin and all other Google plugins are kept up to date on web browsers through the Google Updater Plugin.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • googleearth.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Google Earth\client\googleearth.exe'.
  • geplugin.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\Google\Google Earth\plugin\geplugin.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • geplugin.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D3BC4964-E6AF-4F2E-980C-2D957BDC8A56}' (runs on registration).
  • googleearth.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B34AB9FD-F5BD-4881-B1A0-5F2529833AFE}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • geplugin.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Google Earth' and executes as C:\Program Files\Google\Google Earth\client\googleearth.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/plugin.html
Support:
https://www.google.com/earth/index.html
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Google\Google Earth\
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{33286280-8617-11E1-8FF6-B8AC6F97B88E}
Size:
106.00 MB
Language:
English

Google Earth Plug-in Executable Details

Primary executable:
geplugin.exe
Name:
Google Earth Plug-in
Path:
C:\Program Files\Google\Google Earth\geplugin.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Google Earth Plug-in
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
8788317f33ee6b7f00ca0cd8ec87942b
EXE
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DLL
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DLL
5b92cb0a3eee50f6b9ae036b4f9b0f0c
DLL
667212350da619d25fe6b3b36c2ae659
DLL
8ae327c775d4c9091e9383665f8e9339
DLL
d102436bbbc2f0d6cc9de0800ec1661b
DLL
3c6aef069f84a561c3fc4d6d749268a6
EXE
ed7fa765baf56ff0a369b942239f771a
DLL
c7c1c31602c91d880375e083bb378396