GoogleUpdate.exe
Sources: 300M+ executions observed in the wild.
Summary
Google Update service manages automatic updates for Google Chrome and other Google software products.
GoogleUpdate.exe is the 52nd most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 718,358 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update and it is most often launched by svchost.exe.
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Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update97.18%
- C:\Users\...2.74%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\...0.06%
- C:\Windows\SystemTemp\GUMDCC3.tmp<0.01%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\GUM131B.tmp<0.01%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\GUM1600.tmp<0.01%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\GUM17BD.tmp<0.01%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\GUM24A6.tmp<0.01%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\GUM4A0B.tmp<0.01%
- C:\Program Files (x86)\GUM4F96.tmp<0.01%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- f1f67830fc3531dfbdaf5315f59422438ab9f243d89491ac75d1818e7ed98b5d18.53%
- 69061e33acb7587d773d05000390f9101f71dfd6eed7973b551594eaf3f0419315.23%
- 542294724926b0e156224b9ebd33e6354d79da4c828fb52f7f4233df45e3f6249.83%
- 51af8150c6cf738af14f502e6bdad1035773dd45980770e06393814b75259ef89.23%
- 74bc123808f3fa60addc51c1383f8250608d3dba3a8dc175b3418a1cf0bc53e97.71%
- 52fc3aa9f704300041e486e57fe863218e4cdf4c8eee05ca6b99a296efee57377.45%
- bfbdd26604fc653e01976ef23c92cf7adb59f9e80f47350f1a72b7876bbed60a5.35%
- f67355a6659e21d8d97e6982b28f22453f8c298e822e27faddb440da4a6de7c04.84%
- 195c8b78c0cf68f3dc1c08e58ce2a7146764f9273c39ef369194a366fa8ee1ad4.31%
- b60e92004d394d0b14a8953a2ba29951c79f2f8a6c94f495e3153dfbbef115b64.07%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- services.exe64.57%
- svchost.exe23.69%
- wininit.exe10.9%
- GoogleUpdate.exe0.3%
- taskeng.exe0.24%
- explorer.exe0.03%
- GoogleUpdateCore.exe0.02%
- msiexec.exe0.01%
- browser_broker.exe<0.01%
Top Parents
- svchost.exe68%
- services.exe14.18%
- taskeng.exe11.37%
- GoogleUpdate.exe5.98%
- GoogleUpdateCore.exe0.03%
- setup.exe<0.01%
- powershell.exe<0.01%
- backgroundTaskHost.exe<0.01%
Top Children
- GoogleCrashHandler64.exe32.67%
- GoogleCrashHandler.exe32.66%
- GoogleUpdate.exe31.37%
- setup.exe0.64%
- chrome_installer.exe0.07%
- msiexec.exe0.03%
- conhost.exe0.02%
- chrome.exe0.02%
Security Analysis
What does GoogleUpdate.exe normally do?
Part of Google software. Normal operation.
When is GoogleUpdate.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse GoogleUpdate.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal Google operation.
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