Should I block it?
5% of PCs block this file from running.
Additional versions
(Note, Google Inc publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
gears.dll
Google Gears 0.5.33.0 by Google Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 0.5.33.0 |
| MD5: | c0534440f4aa4b8dd289f4cffeb5c6d3 |
| SHA1: | a1104c322d0181b2ffcd738a1b3a0890be038eb0 |
What is gears.dll?
Google Gears is software offered by Google that "enables more powerful web applications, by adding new features to the web browser. It allows some online files to be used offline". Released under the BSD license, Gears is free and open source software. There are several major API components to Gear, a Database module (powered by SQLite), which can store data locally, a WorkerPool module, which provides parallel execution of JavaScript code, and a Geolocation module.
Overview
gears.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of the Google Chrome web browser. The file is digitally signed by Google Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | gears.dll |
| Publisher: | Google Inc. |
| Product name: | Google Gears 0.5.33.0 |
| Description: | These are the Gears that power the tubes! :-) |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\google\chrome\application\11.0.696.65\gears.dll |
| File version: | 0.5.33.0 |
| Size: | 3.04 MB (3,184,184 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, February 22, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, February 23, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Google Chrome plugin
Stored per user in the directory 'Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
66.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
33.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 33.33% of Google Gears 0.5.33.0.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
100.00% |
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