Estimated safety rating

chrome.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if chrome.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your system is virus-free, it is still recommended to run a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself your PC against threats.

Executable file path

Usually, the default name and path where the program is stored is
C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this executable is 7d459aebcdf8e2eca7b85c0b198e23c9.

Is running as a service

This program is registered as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without displaying any user interface to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which provide useful functions to other programs or to the Windows Operating System.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the net to communicate. Today this is quite normal. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs in 32-bit mode. It does not benefit of the entire set of features of modern PC processors. This ordinarily happens because the publishers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description written in the exe is Google Chrome.

File version

File version extracted from the file 62.0.3202.94.

Manufacturer

Company name Google Inc..

Copyright

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

Has valid windows

chrome.exe appears to have a visible user interface. This is good because it doesn't work in some kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly displayed to the user.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual functions of Windows have been used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

chrome.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays the large majority of legit programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from chrome.exe checks out perfectly. 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 application starts at Windows startup. Yes

Can be uninstalled

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