chrome.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus or malware. So, if chrome.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is clean, it is still recommended to purchase a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself yourself against viruses and malware.
Usually, the default name and directory where this application is stored is
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\chromium\Application\chrome.exe.
The MD5 checksum for this executable is 29240ef190d49cd9f00e5e568e70240c.
This application does NOT run as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.
This program uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are necessary.
This application runs in 32-bit mode. It can not benefit of the entire set of features of modern computer CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.
The description extracted from the file is Chromium.
File version 58.0.2991.0.
Company name The Chromium Authors.
Legal copyright Copyright 2016 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved..
chrome.exe appears to have visible windows. This is good because it doesn't work in a kind of invisible mode. Its activity is clearly displayed to the user.
Some dangerous functions of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We advise you to be very careful regarding this program.
The digital certificate is missing from this program. The publisher did not sign it. This is probably bad.
This executable is registered to start when the PC starts. Yes
It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.