Estimated safety rating

chrome.exe is a program which is probably NOT a virus or malware. So, if chrome.exe is on your system, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is clean, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself yourself against threats.

Executable file path

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

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 92b29e6be97f5b2c5894904d1447bbfe.

Is running as a service

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

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the net to communicate. Today this is ok. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs in 32-bit mode. It does not use the full set of features of current PC CPUs. This is quite normal because the makers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description extracted from the exe is Google Chrome.

File version

File version extracted from the file 55.0.2883.87.

Manufacturer

Company name Google Inc..

Copyright

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

Has valid windows

chrome.exe appears to have visible windows. This means it doesn't work in some kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly displayed to you.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some insecure features of Windows appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We advise you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

chrome.exe has a digital signature. Today the large majority of clean programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature found in chrome.exe is valid. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Google Inc

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA

Starts with windows

This executable is set up to start when your PC starts. Yes

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.