Google Updater

Google Updater

by Google Inc

What is Google Updater?

Google Updater is software application developed by Google Inc. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 48.27% of installations running this operating system. Google Updater's installer is typically 3.00 MB in size and installs around 28 files. The most common release is 2.4.2432.1652 with 80.51% of all installations currently using this version.

Google Updater is most popular in the United States with 58.14% of installations residing in this country.

Google Updater 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 Updater is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Google Updater?

Google products utilize the Google Update process to regularly scan for updates. This process transmits information such as version number, language, operating system, and other installation or update-related details back to Google servers. Google Updater is a background program for Windows that automatically initiates upon PC boot-up. It proactively checks for software updates and promptly downloads and installs them if available.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • GoogleUpdater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • GoogleUpdater.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Google-Online-Aktualisierungsprogramm' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.google.com
Support:
https://pack.google.com:80/pack-support?hl=en&gl=us
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe" -uninstall
Size:
3.00 MB
Language:
English

Google Updater Executable Details

Primary executable:
GoogleUpdater.exe
Name:
Google Updater
Path:
C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Google Updater
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
f0cc1d156c53d2089588961bde5293c6
DLL
2bdc29868374d164b701d44ae18329c9
EXE
270ed7590412d6f1c74fe34f7a0c8023
EXE
14aef02f3854e7fca5032d7438f156ce
EXE
030e0d4b41c63fd674a216018eb8f3a9
EXE
b5a226b096bf3d6a728cfd6ad6b1a71e
EXE
37ce19fde1b517dfa46ae2d044822916
EXE
c9a58af498a6fb9b9bab8162c3f01d82
DLL
18b65ce7d3ad94615389a4b527154aba
DLL
c0359cc3786f4775391295397df56ad4