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:
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- GoogleUpdater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Google Updater\GoogleUpdater.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- 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:
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- SHA-1:
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- SHA-256:
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| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
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EXE
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7704b13a7ab3cb08e023c867a148aac6 | |
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EXE
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2157cf80b1d21446ba10abf68c448276 | |
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DLL
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491f867e7fa8dac415b2ee730318d9ff | |
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EXE
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f16345d0b7402b440c668f5952a3defa | |
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DLL
|
b996e170e6b619975d677baac347026d | |
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EXE
|
0a7d18d30cfc4841015b6080800e1796 | |
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DLL
|
6814c9873af1c9533846d98802e5b986 | |
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DLL
|
a591043bba44424398999389debe2a36 | |
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DLL
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693a05ba7bdf65830d0d1491d69f9f6d | |
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DLL
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11812191dada712413e298cc8cbcc732 |