What is GoogleUpdate.exe? Is GoogleUpdate.exe spyware or a virus?
How to fix GoogleUpdate.exe related problems?
1. Run Security Task Manager to check your GoogleUpdate process
2. Run a Windows Repair Tool to fix GoogleUpdate.exe related PC problems
3. Run an Antivirus to find persistent malware
Process name: Google Chrome Update
Product: Google Chrome
Support: Help link [1][2] Update link [1][2] Uninstall tool
Company: Google (google.com)
File: GoogleUpdate.exe
GoogleUpdate.exe searches for and downloads updates for Google Chrome, an Internet browser. This process is known to send usage statistics which may include hardware and software information to Google for analysis. Disabling this process may cause problems with Google Chrome.
If you want a detailed security rating about your GoogleUpdate.exe (and all other running background processes) read the following user opinions, and download the free trial version of Security Task Manager.
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of GoogleUpdate.exe: based on 44 votes. Read also the 23 reviews.
8144 users ask for this file. 10 users rated it as not dangerous. 2 users rated it as not so dangerous. 6 users rated it as neutral. 9 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 17 users rated it as dangerous. 3 users didn't rate it ("don't know").
| All comments about GoogleUpdate.exe: | |
|---|---|
| Mine was way oversized compared to the description. Seems to be related to some nasty spyware that I am fighting. Dan Crea | |
| Google Update.exe is starting with OS boot up. And i admit its unplesent. After like 5 mins. it disaperas from the tasks, but i admit its taking some memory and etc. It is not an operation that i want to be running on my PC and none i have selected this to be installed! So i prefer it is some file that makes data transfer from personal PC to unknown location. Everytime the information transfer started it goes to different IP. NooBiSh | |
| MSVCRT40.dll and AWC.exe Swar6 | |
| The update for the Internet navigator Google Chrome. Francis | |
| is spyware program ch95 | |
| a Google application povl | |
| On my system, the file and folder are not visible even with "hide hidden" and "hide system" turned off. Yet to runs as process at start-up. This only started after install of logitech video camera and install of goole video chat. Rejjy | |
| Probably the malware penetration helper from google (f.e. Win32.HLLW.Autoruner.22584) oms | |
| windows pops up every 30 second with message " GoogleUpdate.exe-No disk, there is no disk in the drive.please insert a disk into drive\device\harddisk1\DR5." with option cancel, try again, continue and unless you click continue four or five times the pop up remians and again comes up after 20 or 30 second. even after formating c drive the problem remains m zhimo | |
| Internet navigator google chrome Barkho | |
| Google Updater | |
| I've installed Google Earth Plugin for Firefox and here I can find "Google Update". HinzUndKunz | |
| its the part of Google chrome that ms security essentiels keeps warning me about as trojan.win32.zbot.exe bob | |
| BKA Vierus Betroffener | |
| Official Spyware from Google. Sends your hardware and software information and internet usage history to Google. Tech1 | |
| It comes with Google Chrome. It updates it to the latest version. But it captures everything that you do on your computer and send it to Google like "feedback". Uninstall Google Chrome. Only Firefox is good ppp | |
| Official google updater | |
| This is crashing my firefox, I have disabled the program in msconfig startup and my firefox is just running fine. Even the system which was frequently giving "not responding" error have reduced/stopped. friend | |
| Hmm google? Update? I had no "google program" in my computer last time i checked, and google update? Im guessing its chrome but this is really weird. Stiverino | |
| this file is not working properly viyom | |
| safe | |
| Official Sanctioned Spyware from the masters of collecting data - Google Joker | |
| takes approx. 500mb of data but i don't think it's dangerous Piyush | |
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