googledesktop.exe
Google Desktop by Google Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 5.8.809.23506 |
| MD5: | 9e37e0c528e1e3a79e215b6a4eea2143 |
| SHA1: | 9df76f05eca83ff56ed45afd2efcc72684fc9431 |
| SHA256: | 7abfbb07e90e485c43cf4367a1836350d67c213ca4df40f2aa1b34e676454717 |
What is googledesktop.exe?
Google Desktop was desktop search software made by Google. The program allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets". After initially installing Google Desktop, the software completes an indexing of all the files in the computer. After the initial indexing is completed, the software continues to index files as needed. Users can start searching for files immediately after installing the program.
About googledesktop.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”
Details
| File name: | googledesktop.exe |
| Publisher: | Google |
| Product name: | Google Desktop |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\google\google desktop search\googledesktop.exe |
| File version: | 5.8.809.23506 |
| Size: | 29.48 KB (30,192 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Google Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, June 18, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, June 18, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Google Desktop is a desktop search software that allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets". After initially installing Google Desktop, the software completes an indexing of all the files in the computer. After the initial indexing is completed, the software continues to index files as needed. Users can start searching for files immediately after installi...
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- GoogleDesktopManager-110309-193829
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Google Desktop Search' → "C:\Program Files\google\google desktop search\googledesktop.exe" /startup
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00005927% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003200% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002727% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 495,249 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 19.59 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 15.43 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.31 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 19.59 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 131.9 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 139.4 MB | |
| Working set: | 8.01 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 22.23 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 12 | |
| Handles: | 460 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 89 | |
| GUI USER count: | 36 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\google\google desktop search\googledesktop.exe" /startup /wait 3192
- "googledesktop.exe" /display
|
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | GoogleDesktopManager-051210-111108 |
| Display name: | GoogleDesktopManager-110309-193829 |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | googledesktop.exe (Google Desktop by Google Inc) |
Threads
Averages
| googleservices.dll (Google Desktop by Google) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00950431% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00864357% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00086074% | |
| CPU cycles: | 175,015/sec | |
| Memory: | 2.01 MB | |
| googledesktopapi2.dll (Google Desktop by Google) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00056191% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00041376% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00014815% | |
| CPU cycles: | 15,288/sec | |
| Memory: | 528 KB | |
| GoogleDesktop.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00024960% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00019621% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005339% | |
| CPU cycles: | 77,318/sec | |
| Memory: | 44 KB | |
| ole32.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00002402% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000801% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001602% | |
| CPU cycles: | 469/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.27 MB | |
| gdiplus.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000934% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000667% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000267% | |
| CPU cycles: | 209/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.67 MB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000267% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000267% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 70/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.16 MB | |
| googledesktopcommon.dll (Google Desktop by Google) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000267% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000267% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 36/sec | |
| Memory: | 284 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
56.78% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.58% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
5.08% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.24% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
3.39% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.54% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.69% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.85% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
0.85% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 35.59% of Google Desktop.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
27.03% |
|
| Sony |
21.62% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
16.22% |
|
| Toshiba |
16.22% |
|
| ASUS |
8.11% |
|
| Acer |
6.76% |
|
| American Megatrends |
2.70% |
|
| Packard Bell |
1.35% |
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