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VersionsAdditional versions

1.16.6866.4367 0.90%
1.15.6556.8063 3.62%
1.15.6464.0228 0.45%
1.14.6059.0644 4.52%
1.13.5782.0599 2.26%
1.12.5329.1887 12.22%
1.11.4865.2530 5.88%
1.10.4769.0632 7.69%
1.9.4536.8202 6.33%
1.8.4357.4863 11.31%
1.7.4018.3496 24.43%
1.6.3837.2778 16.74%
1.5.3654.0684 3.17%
1.2.3123.0250 0.45%

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Import table
kernel32.dll
CreateDirectoryA, TlsSetValue, GetExitCodeProcess, WaitForSingleObject, CreateProcessW, GetCommandLineW, GetStartupInfoW, GetVersionExA, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleFileNameA, GetTempPathA, GetLastError, LoadLibraryExA, Sleep, GetProcessHeap, SetEndOfFile, MultiByteToWideChar, SetStdHandle, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetFileType, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetModuleHandleW, ExitProcess, FindClose, FileTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetDriveTypeA, FindFirstFileA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, DeleteFileA, FindNextFileA, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, WideCharToMultiByte, SetEnvironmentVariableW, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, DeleteCriticalSection, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, SetLastError, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, RemoveDirectoryA, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, RtlUnwind, WriteFile, GetFullPathNameA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, GetFileAttributesA, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, CloseHandle, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, FlushFileBuffers, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, HeapSize, GetLocaleInfoA, GetTimeZoneInformation, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, SetErrorMode
user32.dll
MessageBoxA

googledrivesync.exe

Google Drive by Google Inc (Signed)

Remove googledrivesync.exe
Version:   1.16.6866.4367
MD5:   24a773cc15cfb166b155e082bebcd4f1
SHA1:   238142464d8bf91529b03b42c638ea781ebbf9e3

What is googledrivesync.exe?

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service and is now the home of Google Docs, a suite of productivity applications, that offer collaborative editing on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. For Google Drive to synchronize files on the user's computer in the cloud, the Google Drive client software must be running on the user's computer. The client will communicate with the Google Drive online, and ensure that files are synchronized.

About googledrivesync.exe (from Google Inc)

Google Desktop will offer full text search over your email, computer files, chats, and the web pages you've viewed. By making your computer searchable, it puts your information easily within your reac

DetailsDetails

File name:googledrivesync.exe
Publisher:Google
Product name:Google Drive
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\google\drive\googledrivesync.exe
File version:1.16.6866.4367
Size:23.34 MB (24,474,752 bytes)
Build date:11/2/2012 3:03 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Google Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Thursday, November 13, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:Yes
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Google Inc
8% remove
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service by Google. Google Drive is now the home of Google Docs, a suite of productivity applications, that offer collaborative editing on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. For Google Drive to synchronize files on the user's computer in the cloud, the Google Drive client software must be running on the user's computer. The client will communicate with the Google Drive onl...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'GoogleDriveSync' → "C:\Program Files\Google\Drive\googledrivesync.exe" /autostart

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00096901%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00047648%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00049253%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:35,475 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:8,049,331/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:56/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:37.15 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):45.26 MB
Private (minimum):31.11 MB
Non-paged memory:37.15 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:126.64 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):142.8 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:44.03 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):57.38 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:90,232/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:90.08 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:82/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:55.63 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:27/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:44.73 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,036/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:495
600
GUI GDI count:46
103
GUI GDI peak:46
142
GUI USER count:38
49
GUI USER peak:38
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\google\drive\googledrivesync.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.00%
Windows 7 Professional 11.00%
Windows 8 Pro 9.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 5.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.50%
Windows 8 2.50%
Windows 8.1 2.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 1.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro N 0.50%
Windows Server 2012 Standard Evaluation 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 47.96% of Google Drive.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 25.58%
Dell 22.09%
Toshiba 18.60%
Acer 9.88%
Sony 6.98%
Samsung 5.23%
ASUS 4.65%
American Megatrends 3.49%
Alienware 1.74%
MSI 1.16%
GIGABYTE 0.58%
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