Google Talk Plugin

Google Talk Plugin

by Google Inc

What is Google Talk Plugin?

Google Talk Plugin is software application developed by Google Inc. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 62.54% of installations running this operating system. Google Talk Plugin's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 1346 files. The most common release is 5.4.2.18903 with 16.01% of all installations currently using this version.

Google Talk Plugin is most popular in the United States with 57.32% of installations residing in this country.

Google Talk Plugin adds 6 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 Talk Plugin is known to create 4 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Google Talk Plugin?

Google Chat is a professional instant messaging service that offers text and voice communication. Google Chat is also the name of the client applications provided by Google for accessing the service. It is seamlessly integrated into Gmail, allowing users to easily send instant messages to other Gmail users without the need to download the client application. Additionally, Google offers a Voice and Video Chat browser plugin that supports voice and video chat between Gmail users. This plugin can be downloaded and installed to seamlessly integrate into the Gmail interface, providing users with a convenient way to connect via voice and video communication.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • tphdexlg.exe runs as a service named 'TPHDEXLGSVC' (TPHDEXLGSVC).
  • skypec2cpnrsvc.exe runs as a service named 'c2cpnrsvc' (c2cpnrsvc) "Provides phone number recognition services.".
  • skypec2cautoupdatesvc.exe runs as a service named 'c2cautoupdatesvc' (c2cautoupdatesvc) "Downloads and installs product updates.".
  • steamservice.exe runs as a service named 'Steam Client Service' (Steam Client Service) "Steam Client Service monitors and updates Steam content".
Firewall:
  • facebookvideocalling.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Facebook\Video\Skype\FacebookVideoCalling.exe'.
  • hpwucli.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programas\HP\HP Software Update\HPWUCli.exe'.
  • steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • googledrivesync.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Drive\googledrivesync.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • hpwucli.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A636E097-6E06-41C8-8FDA-F0CCBD98A66A}' (runs on registration).
  • hd-adb.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{414B58D5-075E-4F20-A788-93CF9F140FAC}' (runs on registration).
  • hpwuschd2.exe is scheduled as a task named 'hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series MAGIX PCCT' (runs weekly on Wednesdays at 12:00 AM).
  • steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ABA2DD56-F00B-4D40-AC0A-2B182C57677E}' (runs on registration).
  • googledrivesync.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D648CBBC-D0C0-454E-ACBA-A20708930A2D}' (runs on registration).
  • classicstartmenu.exe is scheduled as a task named 'sm' (runs on boot).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • hpwuschd2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named HP Software Update_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
  • steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
  • classicstartmenu.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Boot til Classic Shell.
  • googledrivesync.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named GoogleDrive.
Registry entries:
  • steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
  • googledrivesync.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'googledrivesync.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Google\Drive\googledrivesync.exe.
Registry entries (User):
  • hpwucli.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'HPSoftwareUpdate' which loads as C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWUCli.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.google.com/talk
Support:
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Installation path:
C:\Program Files\google\google talk plugin
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{43D16DA8-BF42-3C62-89D3-3AD47829DC2E}
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

Google Talk Plugin Executable Details

Primary executable:
googletalkplugin.exe
Name:
Google Talk Plugin
Path:
C:\Program Files\google\google talk plugin\googletalkplugin.exe
MD5:
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SHA-1:
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SHA-256:
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Files installed by Google Talk Plugin
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
hd-frontend.exe
526874c222cf9d3772bf8b9fc6a6490b
DLL
hd-frontend-native.dll
09977003296d2665231f8a35136ed074
EXE
hd-agent.exe
a67e7644fd40f5a44e43ccc6fb408f67
EXE
hd-apkhandler.exe
e471f9b9dcaa7a036518734a2ed91d6d
DLL
json.dll
4e70a30704e6ea4aed075115b274d895
DLL
devcomponents.dotnetbar2.dll
eb725212555516e7208b7e9c686e63c4
EXE
hd-service.exe
db03b422cfbf28815497fa9b939933cc
DLL
hd-service-native.dll
6a7a07a16f932be941a280153f61a27e
EXE
hd-restart.exe
91346e5fa57ee358191447640216f1bd
EXE
hd-quit.exe
788164ac8ec216180be24c86e552e15b