GoogleUpdate.exe

The googleupdate.exe process belongs to the Google Updater program, which is responsible for downloading and installing software in the Google pack. It can also be used to monitor the software installations or uninstall software. In the system tray there will be an icon for Google Updater, which displays notifications when there is new software available.

Recommendation:

The googleupdate.exe is not a system critical file. It is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. You can just leave it.

Users Opinions

Dave jackson		Good security 1 0 Report Abuse
pape samson		It takes a unsollicited space 0 0 Report Abuse
vic		press control panel--press administrative tools--press services--scroll down to google update--press and press disable, 1 0 Report Abuse
Razer007		It comes with the Google Pack 1 0 Report Abuse
Shen		delete this google spyware .. it does not have my permission. my details are mine and mine alone. 1 0 Report Abuse
YouKnow		I'm afraid the "Don't be evil" company has gone to the dark side and the fact that they do this while still claiming to not be evil makes them all that more insidious. 1 0 Report Abuse
DML		A garder absolument pour mettre à jour ses logiciels Google. 1 1 Report Abuse
jaser		I agree it uses a lot of memory. I would like to know how can I delete/disable it?  More information 0 0 Report Abuse
vanice		how can I delete/disable it? 0 0 Report Abuse
JoeBob		I agree with bdaniel & Andy 0 0 Report Abuse
gdub		i have uninstalled this program and blocked it, yet it comes back... not liking it 0 0 Report Abuse
lordgigabyte		"m" is right, it uses a lot of memory. I don't get it, when i turn it off in process manager, it reactivates itself. It behaves like a virus. I will try to find a way to shut it down permanently. I hate this kind of programms. 1 0 Report Abuse
m		Uses up a lot of Ram . 1 0 Report Abuse
Declan		Google Updater is made by google, it's trustworthy. 1 3 Report Abuse
Andy		I agree with bdaniel - I explicitly opted NOT to install this spyware, and also have to regularly remove it from MY registry - Anything that \'secretly\' adds itself as a startup process and proceeds to send \'any\' information to an \'unknown\' entity is spyware by definition - I hate google for doing this. I remember when they were small fish and most definitely against these kind of marketing tactics - do they really have to be this unbelievably greedy! 0 0 Report Abuse
bdaniel		This is not what you might like. This is the Google Toolbar Updater and unlike some, I don\'t like ANYONE tracking cookies and installing something without my explicit approval. When this came out it insinuated itself in my startup programs and has been re-adding itself regularly. I have had to kill it in the registry at least on a monthly basis. If you are willing to let the largest search engine and therefore the largest target have information contained on your system by all means leave it alone. 1 1 Report Abuse
civanT		It\'s really from Google. So leave it. 1 2 Report Abuse
MasterS		Its a google updating software, its on your computer if you have google chrome, or google earth, or other products from google, it trys to keep them up to date. 1 2 Report Abuse
Max		hmm, I don\'t actually have Chrome installed, though. 1 0 Report Abuse
Jase		Part of the new Google Chrome browser system. Updates usage/error information with Google servers. 0 0 Report Abuse
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