Estimated safety rating

chrome.exe is a application which is probably NOT a virus. So, if chrome.exe is on your laptop or desktop computer, it is probably 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 defend your system against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Usually, the default name and folder where the application is stored is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is f5142340eb8f0808b2956d60afd4667b.

Is running as a service

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

Accesses the internet

This application uses the net to communicate. In this day and age this is quite normal. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

File description

The description written in the program is Google Chrome.

File version

File version extracted from the file 63.0.3239.84.

Manufacturer

Producer Google Inc..

Copyright

Legal copyright 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 a kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly displayed to you.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual features of Windows have been used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We recommend 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 extracted from chrome.exe checks out perfectly. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Google Inc

Issuer name

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

Starts with windows

This program starts at Windows startup. Yes

Can be uninstalled

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