Estimated safety rating

googleupdate.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. This program triggers too many of the "possible danger" criteria detailed in this document. It is yet unknown if googleupdate.exe is a virus or an ok program which doesn't harm your computer. Please be careful with this program.

Executable file path

This program is usually stored in C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this file is 0545a3eb959cfa4790d267bfb8c1aca4.

Is running as a service

This application does NOT operate as a Windows service. This is usually a good sign.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This executable runs in 32-bit mode. It does not benefit of the entire set of features of modern PC CPUs. This is quite normal because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

Digitally signed

The digital certificate is missing from this program. The authors did not sign it. This is probably bad.

Can be uninstalled

This executable does NOT have a removal routine stored in registry.