Estimated safety rating

chrome.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus or malware. So, if chrome.exe is on your system, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to run a well-known antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your PC against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Normally, this application is found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 097ef6262ba53bb318e632d7400ba0c5.

Is running as a service

This application is NOT a Windows service. This is very good.

Accesses the internet

This program uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs in 32-bit mode. It can not benefit of the entire power of current PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description stored in the program is Google Chrome.

File version

File version 55.0.2883.75.

Manufacturer

Maker Google Inc..

Copyright

Copyright notice Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All rights reserved..

Has valid windows

chrome.exe appears to have visible windows. This is good because it doesn't run in a kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly shown to the user.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous functions of Windows have been used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We recommend you to perform more in-depth research about this program.

Digitally signed

chrome.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of legit software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in chrome.exe checks out perfectly. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Google Inc

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.