chrome.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus. So, if chrome.exe is on your PC, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is virus-free, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend yourself against potential security problems.
Usually, this program is located in C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
The MD5 fingerprint for this program is ad166537621b65c296cd20589c5a3842.
This program is NOT registered as a Windows service. This is very good.
This application uses the Internet to communicate. Today this is ok. For example, most of the apps on your PC check for updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are required.
This is a 64-bit executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.
The description present in the exe is Google Chrome.
File version 150.0.7871.47.
Publisher Google LLC.
Legal copyright Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All rights reserved..
chrome.exe appears to have a visible user interface. This means it doesn't run in some kind of invisible mode. Its activity is clearly shown to the user.
Some dangerous features of Windows appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.
chrome.exe has a digital signature. Today the large majority of virus-free software applications are digitally signed.
The digital signature attached to chrome.exe verifies as ok. This is most likely a clean, ok program.
Digital certificate name: Google LLC
Certificate's issuer name: DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1
It has an uninstall string in registry, which is good. si are uninstall.