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GoogleUpdate.exe

Google Update

Google Inc

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Google Update Service (gupdate)”. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Google Update’. This file is installed with the program Google Earth.
Publisher:
Google Inc.  (signed by Google Inc)

Product:
Google Update

Description:
Google Installer

Version:
1.2.183.21

MD5:
f02a533f517eb38333cb12a9e8963773

SHA-1:
258810d71436c5157cd0752bd13ce1de20f27eb2

SHA-256:
1f72cd1cf660766fa8f912e40b7323a0192a300b376186c10f6803dc5efe28df

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 false positive detection)
Whitelisted (by digital signature)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 2:19:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

F-Prot
W32/Ransom.AD2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

File size:
133 KB (136,176 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.183.21

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2009 Google Inc.

Original file name:
GoogleUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\google\update\googleupdate.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:
3/9/2010 1:10:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:h9Zb3B2WXq85Xi+KxtAEyerA9XNh4K2DG+QCiYUMvvZAgBpJSb79V3Sz8LlYcLc+:h9Zb5a2i+P

Entry address:
0x50DE

Entry point:
E8, 72, 27, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 48, 40, 41, 00, E8, 84, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, 5C, 1D, 41, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 54, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, C2, 29, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, DE, 29, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, 42, 28, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, D4, 07, 41, 00, FF, 15, 90, 20, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, B2, 05, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
5.8113

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

5 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
googleupdate.exe \c

Description:
Keeps your Google software up to date. If this task is disabled or stopped, your Google software will not be kept up to date, meaning security vulnera

Task name:
GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 2:52 AM)

Action:
googleupdate.exe \ua \installsource scheduler

Description:
Keeps your Google software up to date. If this task is disabled or stopped, your Google software will not be kept up to date, meaning security vulnera

Task name:
GoogleUpdateTaskUser

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 6:38 AM)

Task name:
Google Updater and Installer

Trigger:
Weekly (Runs weekly on Mondays at 10.00)

Action:
googleupdate.exe \c

Description:
tuident:D8B8660A

Task name:
Google Update MAGIX PCCT

Trigger:
Weekly (Runs weekly on Wednesdays at 00:00)


2 Services
Display name:
Google Update Service (gupdate)

Service name:
gupdate

Description:
Keeps your Google software up to date. If this service is disabled or stopped, your Google software will not be kept up to date, meaning security vulnerabilities that may arise cannot be fixed and fea

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Display name:
Google Update Service (gupdatem)

Service name:
gupdatem

Description:
Keeps your Google software up to date. If this service is disabled or stopped, your Google software will not be kept up to date, meaning security vulnerabilities that may arise cannot be fixed and fea

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


2 Startup Files (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Google Update

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\update\googleupdate.exe" \c

Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
BoxSync

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\update\googleupdate.exe \c


The file GoogleUpdate.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Google Earth  by Google Inc
Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program. Google Earth is simply based on 3D maps, with the capability to show 3D buildings and structures (such as bridges), which consist of users' submissions using SketchUp, a 3D modeling program software.
earth.google.com
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