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
f9bcc6ac8b40e280cbcbf8f7cce03682
EXE
b72c77a2b0de0cbbd0eb61c8547d8602
DLL
d4d783a3a02ac808f98d35d87896ddd8
DLL
f80e87cedb238738e9c5626d231c34b1
DLL
2c381a539a873fc91ca1351e2dcbae15
DLL
0513400ca2595b1c44fc6b2f5ecc1e53
DLL
194a034d75b356beb5548db77f6e8445
DLL
204be4f66b06242365d373440fbda17e