Estimated safety rating

chrome.exe is a application which is probably legit. So, if chrome.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is probably 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 yourself against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

Usually, this program is stored in C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this executable is 499717c72232825e773a2930d7032925.

Is running as a service

This program does NOT run as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs as a 32-bit program. It can not benefit of the entire set of features of current PC processors. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description stored in the program is Google Chrome.

File version

File version extracted from the file 58.0.3029.96.

Manufacturer

Publisher Google Inc..

Copyright

Legal copyright 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 some kind of invisible mode. Its operation is clearly shown to the user.

Potentially dangerous functions

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

Digitally signed

chrome.exe has a digital signature. Nowadays most legit software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to chrome.exe is valid. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Google Inc

Issuer name

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

Starts with windows

This application starts at your PC's startup. Yes

Can be uninstalled

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