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googledesktop.exe

Google Desktop

Google Inc

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Google Desktop Manager 5.9.1005.12335”. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘Google Desktop Search’. This is installed with Google Desktop.

File name:

googledesktop.exe

Publisher:

Google (signed by Google Inc)

Product:

Google Desktop

Version:

5.9.1005.12335

MD5:

9f5f2f0fb0a7f5aa9f16b9a7b6dad89f

SHA-1:

603f73160dcc49da297a10f0691cefe4dddd9772

SHA-256:

6d2b301e77839fff1c74425b37d02c3f3837ce50e856c21ae4cf7ababb04addc

Scanner detections:

0 / 68

Status:

Clean (as of last analysis)
Whitelisted (by digital signature)

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 8:55:30 AM UTC (today)

File size:

29.5 KB (30,192 bytes)

Product version:

5.9.1005.12335

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\google\google desktop search\googledesktop.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Google Inc

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/18/2007 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/18/2010 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Google Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Netscape Object Signing, O=Google Inc, L=Mountain View, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

3144C06A6CFB5076C15D399572C69421

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/12/2010 2:47:04 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

384:cyq+lmjXbHEno/vmOmG0njumBSZJ2YJLWEbxS:hlAknoGDBKFZLVbI

Entry address:

0x103B

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 44, 56, FF, 15, 24, 20, 40, 00, 68, 03, 80, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 20, 20, 40, 00, 0F, B7, 06, 66, 3D, 22, 00, 6A, 02, 59, 74, 16, 66, 3D, 20, 00, 76, 2A, 03, F1, 66, 83, 3E, 20, 77, F8, EB, 20, 66, 3D, 22, 00, 74, 18, 03, F1, 0F, B7, 06, 66, 85, C0, 75, F0, 66, 83, 3E, 22, 75, 0A, EB, 06, 66, 3D, 20, 00, 77, 0A, 03, F1, 0F, B7, 06, 66, 85, C0, 75, F0, 83, 65, E8, 00, 8D, 45, BC, 50, FF, 15, 1C, 20, 40, 00, E8, 5B, 00, 00, 00, 68, 30, 20, 40, 00, 68, 2C, 20, 40, 00, E8, 32, 00, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

5.2993

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

512 Bytes (512 bytes)

Service

Display name:

Google Desktop Manager 5.9.1005.12335

Service name:

GoogleDesktopManager-051210-111108

Description:

Updates Google Desktop with the latest security fixes, enhancements and features. This service only runs occasionally and thus does not affect your computer's performance. If this service is stopped o

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

Startup File (All Users Run)

Registry location:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:

Google Desktop Search

Command:

"C:\Program Files\google\google desktop search\googledesktop.exe" \startup

The file googledesktop.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Google Desktop by Google Inc

Google Desktop is a desktop search software that allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets".

desktop.google.com/?hl=ru

27% remove it

Google Desktop Search by Google Inc

Google Desktop was a piece of desktop search software made by Google The program allows text searches of a user's email messages, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets".

desktop.google.com/?hl=en

21% remove it

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