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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:   1.15.6556.8063
MD5:   648584cdd57a2392993ec4155d1c09e2
SHA1:   d2a441a09db49930761b1cea8851a2b796fb3f30

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:1.15.6556.8063
Size:21.38 MB (22,415,552 bytes)
Build date:11/2/2012 12:03 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Google Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Thursday, November 13, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:Yes
.NET CLR:No
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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...
Google Inc
9% remove
Google Talk is an instant messaging service that provides both text and voice communication. Google Talk is also the name of the client applications offered by Google to access the service. Google Talk is integrated into Gmail. Users can send instant messages to other Gmail users. As it works within a browser, the Google Talk client does not need to be downloaded to send instant messages to Gmail users. Google also provides a Voice and ...
Google Inc
9% remove
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. Google Chrome aims to be secure, fast, simple and stable. There are extensive differences from its peers in Chrome's minimalistic user interface, which is atypical of modern web browsers. Chrome supports plug-ins with the Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI). Chrome sends details about its usage to Google through both opt...

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
Network connections
  • [TCP] yh-in-f125.1e100.net (74.125.137.125:5222)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00022925%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00011853%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00011072%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:21,269 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:5,109,867/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:28.54 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):37.56 MB
    Private (minimum):10.69 MB
    Non-paged memory:28.54 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:118.53 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):134.1 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:17.27 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):47.53 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:152,169/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:8.58 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:4/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:10.84 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:2/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:19.07 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1,046/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:14
    12
    Handles:1624
    600
    GUI GDI count:44
    103
    GUI GDI peak:46
    142
    GUI USER count:31
    49
    GUI USER peak:32
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

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

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    googledrivesync.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00175190%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00055306%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00119884%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:401,602/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Memory:564 KB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00002772%
    Kernel CPU:0.00002772%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:665/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    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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